Summary: | This article brings the result of theoretical and methodological discussions, as well as field
activities that were developed during the Special Topic in History Teaching course of the Professional
Master's Course in History Teaching - PROFHISTÓRIA, from the Federal University of Sergipe - UFS,
taught by professors Dr. Joaquim Tavares da Conceição and Dr. Paulo Heimar Souto. Using the oral
history method, a sixteen-year-old man, resident of the Florestan Fernandes Settlement, located in the
rural area of the municipality of Canindé de São Francisco / SE, was interviewed. The main objective is to
understand, through the analysis of the testimony given by him, aspects of work, leisure and education
that are part of the daily life of young people in the mentioned context. Based on the oral history method,
it was possible to verify the peculiarities of forms of leisure, the concern that young people have with h the
preservation of the Caatinga, as well as the forms of work practiced by the residents of the settlement.
|