Pedagogia social: atuação do pedagogo no contexto do Centro de Referência de Assistência Social (CRAS)

Abstract

This article presents an approach regarding the role of the pedagogue in the Reference Center for Social Assistance (CRAS). It begins with a brief history about Social Assistance in Brazil, the implementation of CRAS and the public policies that underpin these institutions. In this work, the social pedagogue is understood as the professional who exercises the pedagogical practice in non-school spaces and social assistance. The general objective was to understand the role of the pedagogue in social assistance, specifically in the CRAS and started from the following problem: What are the actions developed by the pedagogue in CRAS? The study consisted of a qualitative research of the bibliographic type, in which it analyzed articles published in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), in the period between 2009 to 2018. The works found were read and analyzed in order to identify the attributed functions to the pedagogue who works in this area of non-formal education. The data showed that the work of the pedagogue in the CRAS goes beyond the regency, because its performance in social entities is deeply linked to the concepts of mediation, project development and integral education of individuals. This research contributes to reflections about the performance of pedagogues beyond regular schools and their role in the integral formation of subjects.