Percursos formativos no curso normal regional de São Francisco de Paula-RS (1953-1962): histórias e memórias

Abstract

The thesis is located in the field of History of Education and is linked to the line of research in History and Philosophy of Education, of the Graduate Program in Education at the University of Caxias do Sul - UCS, in Caxias do Sul in Rio Grande do Sul and has as object of study the Regional Normal Course, of the Normal School of the municipality of São Francisco de Paula / RS, between 1953 and 1962. In this sense, the research sought to analyze and understand the process of teacher training in São Francisco Paula, based on memories and representations. The theoretical framework used was that of Cultural History and are problematized concepts that involve time, identity and teacher constitution, teacher training, school culture, representation, practice, and appropriation which lead to the analysis of the training process developed in that period. The thesis is organized into 5 parts with 4 chapters and the final considerations observed after the end of the research. In chapter 1 are the initial considerations and descriptions regarding the methodological use of oral history, memories and documentary sources. In this chapter, the interest in understanding the functioning of a teacher training institution was outlined, in this case, the Regional Normal School of that municipality. The questions about the object of study and the objectives that the research sought to answer are mentioned, as well as the theoretical-conceptual and methodological contributions that accompanied the study. I consider it valuable for this study to use all the documental input (writing, photography, memory) that was mobilized, as they brought contributions to answer the questions that were proposed in the search to understand that training environment. In chapter 2, teacher training in a municipality in the fields above the mountains is described briefly with aspects related to the historical part involving instruction/training in the middle of the 19th century, the importance of the arrival of the CNR in the region to meet the demand existing at the time, description of the historical formation of the municipality, mention of local, social, cultural, political and religious conditions, as well as the installation of the School Group in 1918, a historical record of the first decades with enrollment charts, number of schools and the construction of the building that would host ENR.In chapter 3 is contemplated the Normal School: the Regional Normal Course in São Francisco de Paula (1953-1962) and are described the authorization to install the CNR, the opening, the announcements of the event, the opening of enrollments, political elements, first course teachers, terms of tenure, movements of employees, the composition of the first classes of normalists and their characteristics. The first minutes of meetings with its guidelines and directives are transcribed, as well as the existence of the school's internal institutions. The last chapter involves the formative processes: identities, cultures, and practices along with the categories identified after analyzing the documents and recording of the interviews. The universe that permeated the formative process and its most salient marks is described. Parts of the graduates' narratives are described and corroborate the characteristics of that formative process. It is possible to perceive the constitution of an identity constructed with traits linked to the daily life of elements existing within the CNR, evidencing the educational context with the teacher. The final considerations indicated the importance of the school collection in this study (the need to preserve and institutionalize school archives for studies involving the History of Education and its micro fields) as well as the importance of using memories as a document for teachers (alumni/principals). The use of digital technologies for distance interviews is highlighted, which may constitute a new element in researches involving oral history. Being a normalist at the CNR was to have a life made up of daily processes within the training, where it was intended to forge an identity in the teachers, not meaning that it was nuanced this personality, as each teacher had their strategies and forms of resistance in their practice. A Normal Course that produced a teaching identity in São Francisco de Paula, perceived to the present day, since the institution that completed 100 years during the research still maintains a Teaching Course with more than 65 years. The institution has a recognized social relevance in the region, within a tradition linked to teacher training since the 1950s, evidenced in the narrative speeches of newspapers and graduates. This study maintains the possibility of continuing research in the future with this school institution in relation to other objects of study, as well as different time frames. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]