THE CHALLENGES OF USING ICTs IN YOUNG PEOPLE, ADULT END THE ELDERLY IN THE MUNICIPAL EDUCATION NETWORK OF MACEIÓ

Abstract

This study addresses the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Youth, Adult and Elderly Education (EJAI) in the municipal education network of Maceió. The objective is to analyze the main obstacles and potential of this resource in the teaching-learning process. Through an integrative research of bibliographic and documentary nature, identifying the major challenges in insufficient technological infrastructure in some education units and the need for continuing education so that teachers can effectively master digital tools. Guiding documents in Maceió were analyzed, such as the legal and curricular basis for schools in the municipal network, which includes the Maceió Curricular Framework (RCM), a well as SEMED Ordinance No. 137/2021 and the Municipal Education Plan (PME 2015-2025), thorough a Freirean perspective that values prior knowledge and social reality. Furthermore, resistance to change and a lack of teaching materials hinder the full adoption of ICTs. On the other hand, perspectives indicate that the use technologies can make access to knowledge more flexible and increase student engagement with exhausting work routines. Adult and Senior Citizen Education (EJAI) in Maceió is marked by a historical debt os schooling. The introduction of new ICTs emerges not only as a playful resource, but as a pressing need for digital literacy. It can be concluded that, for ICTs to serve as tools for social empowerment and combating the digital divide, constant investments in technical support and training are necessary.