Memórias de uma formação cidadã, Escola Estadual Dr. Reynaldo Kuntz Busc - 1965 a 1978.

Abstract

The subject of this dissertation refers to the analysis of the experience of studying at the State School ""Reynaldo Kuntz Busch"", located in Praia Grande, on the coast of São Paulo, Brazil, between 1965, when the school was first opened, and 1978, when I finished High School as a regular student. This paper has, as its core, the aim to investigate how much and in what ways this school, within the proposed time frame, favored an authentic citizen education tied to Human Rights to its students, in a period through which the country was under military dictatorship, having severe restrictions to civilian and political rights being imposed upon its citizens. The research focused on qualitative approach, based on bibliographical research, document analysis and interviews with players who participated both directly and indirectly on the school daily routine. In that sense, the investigation sought: 1) To address a perspective on the citizenship concept to related Human Rights and its relevance within a context of specific school education; 2) To analyze the movement for Praia Grande-s municipal emancipation from its neighboring town, São Vicente, which happened simultaneously to the fight for the creation of a school that would offer Junior High School studies, which were non-existent at that time. 3) To get testimonials from players who were involved in the school history during the time frame in this research paper. 4) To develop categories for analysis which aim at relating and analyzing deeply the idea of education for citizenship, with school practices being witnessed or perceived at the Reynaldo school during the period under study. Documental sources related to the time period and theoretical references are described throughout the paper. During the research, we identified elements which can be seen as key for educational citizenship connected to Human Rights, experienced by the students at the State School Reynaldo Kuntz Busch since its creation, in 1965,until 1978.