O conhecimento histórico no Ginásio de Santos (atual E.E. Canadá) durante a Era Vargas (1930-1945)

Abstract

Researching the historical knowledge inside a traditional school, during a period marked by educational debate, can be useful in the understanding of São Paulo State¿s educational system, under the influence of both state and federal policies, and contribute to the formulation of synthesized proposals for new practices. This dissertation has its focus on the Ginásio de Santos (currently E.E. Canadá) for its importance in the city of Santos¿ society, since its creation in the first years of the Vargas Era (1934), until its equalization in 1945. Thereby, this study aims to help clarify the way in which the historical knowledge was consolidated in secondary school, in a time when this educational degree was reserved to a privileged few. The methodology employed was historical and documental, centered on government legislation, school archives and textbooks from the period. In addition to these documents, a memoir, oral history interviews and newspaper articles (from A Tribuna) were analyzed. As for the theoretical and methodological approach, some concepts of great importance to this research were those of life trajectory (Vavy Pacheco Borges); school culture (Escolano and ViñaoFrago);school shape (Vincent) and evidential paradigm (Ginzburg). The historical analysis of the school was based on the work of Novoa e Werle. From the information gathered it can be concluded that this historical knowledge was of great importance to the construction of a new civicpatriotic mentality.