Conteúdo sobre o envelhecimento no ensino fundamental
Abstract
The Brazilian population is aging rapidly, with projections indicating that by 2060,
25.5% of the population will be made up of the elderly, totaling 58.2 million people. In
view of this scenario, there are more and more studies covering various areas related to
aging, such as health, safety, social and education. To ensure rights and effective public
policies, older people have the support of Rights Councils, such as the Municipal
Council for the Elderly (CMI) in São Carlos, in the interior of São Paulo, which works
with government and civil society representation in various spheres of their experience.
At the III Municipal Conference on the Elderly, the introduction of concepts about
aging in the formal curriculum of Elementary School was approved in order to prepare
students for a long life. This project aimed to verify content and conceptions about
aging in public elementary schools in São Carlos. It is a descriptive, exploratory study
based on qualitative-quantitative research and is integrated with a research with the
CMI. An online semi-structured questionnaire was applied, after adopting ethical
principles in research. The analysis was based on thematic content. A positive view of
education professionals was identified about the presence of content on aging within
schools, with actions based on respect and comprehensive themes related to the elderly.
However, there are gaps in the understanding of aging as a content and its possible
development, even with indications of various tools that center the student in the
teaching-learning process. The importance of building structured content for direct
development with students is highlighted. Complementary training in school
management, coordination and teaching is necessary, so that the theme can be deepened
in the school context, with the objective of bringing students closer to the knowledge
necessary for a healthy old age, protection of the rights of older people and awareness of
their own aging process.
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