SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, EDUCATION AND FREIREAN PEDAGOGY: AN ECO-RELATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
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Social Movements; Eco-Relational Perspective; Popular Education; Critical Pedagogy; Integrative Review.Abstract
This article presents an integrative literature review on the contributions of the Eco-Relational Perspective (ERP) to the theoretical and practical foundation of educational actions in social movements. It is a qualitative, bibliographical research study that integrates findings from multiple academic and scientific sources with the purpose of generating innovative syntheses on the subject. The investigation was conducted through a systematic search in national and international databases (SciELO, Google Scholar, CAPES Portal, BDTD), considering publications between 2010 and 2024, in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, selected according to rigorously defined inclusion/exclusion criteria. The qualitative analysis of the sources was organized into three phases: (1) preliminary descriptive analysis of the collected material; (2) thematic and conceptual analysis, identifying emerging categories and engaging with the perspectives of reference authors in the traditions of Critical Pedagogy and Popular Education; and (3) integrative synthesis that articulates the Eco-Relational Perspective with traditional debates on social movements and emancipatory education. The results show that the Eco-Relational Perspective (ERP) offers a powerful theoretical foundation for understanding the educational practices of social movements, by integrating ecological, relational, political, and cultural dimensions in the construction of critical awareness and social transformation. The research also points to the political-pedagogical implications of this integration, highlighting community co-responsibility, emancipatory praxis, and the construction of sustainable alternatives in the face of contemporary challenges of inequality and environmental degradation. It concludes that the Eco-Relational Perspective enhances the possibilities for humanization, liberation, and social transformation that characterize the struggles of social movements, reaffirming education as a fundamental right and an instrument of social justice.
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