The ways and meanings from popular prep course: life’s story

Abstract

This study aimed to understand how are constituted the meanings and senses in a popular prep course. The research was conducted with an ex-student who became a teacher and coordinator of a popular prep course from “Rede Emancipa” in the south zone of São Paulo. This qualitative study used two methodologic strategies: history of life and meaning cores, with theoretical framework founded on the historical-cultural psychology. The history of life method enabled the resignification of that was narrated by the interviewed, giving a new meaning to experience. The construction of meaning cores was carried out in stages, Pre-indicators and Indicators, what enabled the approach of the meaning and significance. The analysis shows that the popular prep course has the emancipation of those involved. The elucidation of the meaning and sense at the prep course enabled us the reflection of its effect to help in increasing the approval of the students in the entrance exam and it also indicates a different path than happens today for public education in Brazil.

Keywords

• Popular Prep Course
• Emancipation
• History of Life