Brief History of Brazilian Education
Course description
The history of Brazilian education is an essential topic for all who are or intend to be teachers and also for all who are interested in education and understanding Brazil. This course will present clearly and comprehensively the history of the construction of the Brazilian school system, educational policies and the urgent challenges we face.
Objectives
- Broadly know the history of Brazilian education from the arrival of the Jesuits (1549) to the pandemic.
- Understand the steps, advances and setbacks in the construction of the public school system in Brazil.
- Relate the educational policies adopted by the Brazilian State to each historical period.
- Know the conceptions of education that have influenced or still influence the Brazilian educational system.
Study units
- The long Jesuit past and the Catholic heritage in Brazilian education (1549-1759)
- Without the Jesuits and without a national education system: from the "Royal Classes" to the diffusion of the New School (1772-1924)
- The construction of the Brazilian educational system in two moments: Pioneers' Manifesto and Paulo Freire Method (1927-1964)
- The military dictatorship and the Brazilian educational system (1964-1985)
- Brazilian education between advances and setbacks: from 1985 to the 2020 pandemic
Dedication
- Theoretical study (80%)
- Activity (20%)
Student commitment
- Access
- Study
- Perform activity
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