História do Colégio São Carlos de Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul (1936-1971)

Abstract

This study had the purpose to research, analyze and understand the St. Carlos College‟s historical process, established by the Sisters‟ Congregation of St. Carlos Borromeo - Scalabrinians in 1936 in Caxias do Sul. Thinking in school cultures that institution, sought to construct a historical narrative contemplated his daily life: subjects, practices, spaces and times lived in St. Carlos College. The study was based on theoretical assumptions of Cultural History. The sources used were written documents (reports, projects, teaching guidelines, school movement, etc.). and produced photos and archived by the institution, as well as documents the João Spadari Adami‟s Municipal Historical Archives So, I tried to interpret in a less homogenizing way the school‟s world, developing a larger view regarding school practices through the enhancement of everyday actions, professionals, its history and gender issues. The text was organized into four chapters: the opening remarks with a brief emphasis on how the research process was, in Chapter 2, the historical context of the decades from 1930 to 1970 of Caxias do Sul, portraying the role of women in the Caxias do Sul society, their education and training of the Congregation Scalabrinian. In chapter 3, I analyzed how this congregation was structured in Caxias do Sul and its educational activities with the creation of the St. Carlos College. Finally, in Chapter 4, I discussed the school practices of the institution in relation to their students, rituals and routines. In the final considerations, I conclude by stating the importance of women's role and their educational process through the Carlist congregation‟s agency. Disseminating a vision of women purity, the Sisters have advocated the girls‟ education providing knowledge through many courses that were offered by the college. Acted educating these girls, considering what the Church craved as ideal for women. Then, the College's work educating the Caxias do Sul‟s women was a great work, but not only that. Telling the history of this institution, it was contributed to thinking about education in Caxias do Sul and in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the female enrollment, contribution and interfaces between school and church, among other things, in historical perspective.