摘要：This study presents a great challenge, when one considers the breadth of its theme. It sets out to discuss and reflect on the past history of Adult Education and Youth and Adult Education, with a view to understanding its present. It does so against the background of our country’s lack of educational policies for this area on reaching 2011 without eliminating the illiteracy of over 15-year-olds. It is a polyphonic and as yet unfinished text, prepared by four people with the views and voices of researchers in the field. Hence, it is characterized as an exploratory study, based on an analysis of the documents researched. It is built around six thematic areas called steps, situated in time and named according to the focus of each period mentioned.
其他摘要：This study presents a great challenge, when one considers the breadth of its theme. It sets out to discuss and reflect on the past history of Adult Education and Youth and Adult Education, with a view to understanding its present. It does so against the background of our country’s lack of educational policies for this area on reaching 2011 without eliminating the illiteracy of over 15-year-olds. It is a polyphonic and as yet unfinished text, prepared by four people with the views and voices of researchers in the field. Hence, it is characterized as an exploratory study, based on an analysis of the documents researched. It is built around six thematic areas called steps, situated in time and named according to the focus of each period mentioned.
关键词：Histórico da Educação de Adultos;Educação de Jovens e Adultos;Educação supletiva;Educação Popular;Educação permanente;Educação continuada
