Elementary school and aging: Literature review ; Ensino fundamental e o envelhecimento: Revisão da literatura

The phenomenon of aging is a worldwide trend. This process is present in all life cycles, and awareness measures about individual and collective aging must be valued and developed in the educational context. This article proposed to carry out a bibliographic review on the content of aging in elementary education, through qualitative and quantitative research, in the selected databases, by the descriptors education, gerontology, elderly and elementary education, and their combinations. The inclusion criteria were complete publications, freely accessible between 2011-2021, in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. Of the productions found, 63 of them had low relevance and 2 had high relevance that reflected experiences in the Federal District and in the State of São Paulo, highlighting the importance of introducing themes about aging in schools in a structured way and aligned with the pedagogical curriculum, an experience indicated in educational policy of the State of São Paulo. This approach aligns with citizen development and participatory movements, which provide opportunities for actions and intersectoral articulation, projecting healthy aging measures to the community. This study shows itself to be relevant and highlights that intergenerational measures must be disseminated in the school context to eliminate prejudice and promote positive attitudes about aging. ; El fenómeno del envejecimiento es una tendencia mundial. Este proceso está presente en todos los ciclos de vida, y las medidas de sensibilización sobre el envejecimiento individual y colectivo deben ser valoradas y desarrolladas en el contexto educativo. Este artículo se propuso realizar una revisión bibliográfica sobre el contenido del envejecimiento en la educación básica, a través de una investigación cualitativa y cuantitativa, en las bases de datos seleccionadas, por los descriptores educación, gerontología, adultos mayores y educación básica, y sus combinaciones. Los criterios de inclusión fueron publicaciones completas, de libre acceso entre ...