Hábitos Alimentares da EJA: conhecer para Mudar - Usando uma Atividade Investigativa

Abstract

Classrooms of EJA are composed of an age, social and cultural diversity. Also, they bring with them a rich background of experiences and knowledge at the same time is interspersed with myths and concepts that give them a vision of scientific and technological knowledge often far removed from their daily lives. In this sense this work investigated whether the difference in diets of adult education of students of a school in Minas Gerais is related to the age of the students. We also seek to identify the reflections of students about healthy eating from an investigative activity and subsequent observations in the school environment. From this perspective we seek to contribute, for the activities in the classroom, students reflect on their diet in the range of time and also in their daily lives when we analyze the most consumed foods. Then we organize an investigative time the students made a collective research elucidating the benefits of natural food and disadvantages of industrialized food. We believe it is not possible to build knowledge without reference to each other and sharing knowledge. Our research used to support the thoughts of conclusions of Paulo Freire and also the contributions of the teaching epistemology research by Ana Maria Pessoa de Carvalho, Maria Emilia Caixeta Lima and Danusa Munford.We hope that from this research and the rationale for choosing one type of dietas students go through a moment of reflection on the most consumed foods in school snack time. And realize that the school environment functioned as a space for reflection and awareness of students about healthy eating, nutritional values and the consequences of inadequate nutrition for the body and how this affects the health of students.