Pedagogical Practices and Social Questions:

This research aimed to identify, in academic productions, the factors that contribute to dropout in Youth and Adult Education – EJA. To this end, we conducted a survey in the database of the Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD), based on the descriptor “REASONS FOR DROPOUT IN EJA” in the title and abstract. The results evidenced in the 22 researches indicate that the factors that contribute to dropout in EJA are linked to two major categories. The first is related to the social, political and economic issues of the students. The second category is linked to the school environment. We believe that it is necessary to reconfigure EJA, with public policies that consider the specialties and peculiarities of the subjects who seek this type of education. These individuals who had access to education denied and interrupted due to various factors once again face social, economic and cultural challenges in order to continue their studies.