Brazilian National Policy of Adult and Youth Education

This case study describes the new Brazilian National Policy of Adult and Youth Education. Since 2003, literacy has been a political priority with a focus on the reduction of disparities (regional, urban/ rural, gender and ethnic groups). This requires the recognition of diversity amongst realities and subjects, with a range of learning needs and, as a result, policies directed towards these segments demand a strong partnership between civil society and the public sector. Education is treated as a part of the process of building conscious and active citizenship, by respecting and giving value to the plurality of subjects and to their respective specificity