As contribuições da ludicidade na autoformação do adulto: a percepção de “ser quem se é” a partir de experiências lúdicas num curso de pós-graduação

Abstract

This research has as its object the contributions of playfulness in adult self-education. The research understands how Playfulness contributes to adult self-formation, from the experiential narrative of students graduating from a Postgraduate course in playful-creative development. In this way, the specific objectives of this research are demarcated as follows: to analyze the understanding of the adult (subject of research) in relation to the playful experience lived in the Postgraduate course; to elucidate which aspects of Playfulness are contributions to self-formation and the perception of “being who one is” of being an adult (subject of research) and to identify the reverberations of playful experiences in the extra-class everyday of the research subjects in relation to their own choices and attitudes. The methodological structure was based on qualitative research, based on the (auto)biographical approach through memories and narratives. The information gathering devices were two: semi-structured interview and conversation circle with the graduating students. These mechanisms make possible the understanding, both individually and collectively, of the adult's self-training process in contact with Playfulness. It is expected to clarify how Playfulness can contribute to the self-formation of the subject in adulthood and, thus, favor him in his perception of 'being who he is'. Among some points raised in the research, the self-training contributions of Playfulness are evident, such as expansion of consciousness, activation of autonomy and vulnerability, supply of courage and satisfaction, expansion of self-training power, improvement of self-knowledge, development of new skills and potentialities, increased self-esteem, self-empowerment and self-regulation, strengthening the perception and experience of “being who you are”, showing that it is possible to be authentic, real and sustain this choice, expand their vivacity and detachment in the face of Life.