Educação na Era Vargas: manifesto dos pioneiros da educação nova (1930 – 1937)

Abstract

This project intends to analyze the contributions of Manifesto dos Pioneiros da Educação Nova (1932) to the education at this period, detecting this document legacy to the current education. Therefore, we purpose to perform a study that has preoccupation with the educational historical memory, rememoring facts that became milestones in the Brazilian‟s Education History. In this way, considerations that contribute to the rememory of the Brazil‟s Education History are going to be done, intensifying the comprehension about historical advances and setbacks, so as so its rifts and continuities. In this perspective, we reflect about the historical and educational context of 1920, about the educational, political and social setting of “Era Vargas” and about the pedagogical ideas of this period. Addressing the educational process during these 20 years of history almost, we emphasize the creation of the Associação Brasileira de Educação (ABE), important foment agency of the educational discussions at the period. These debates directed to the improvement and/or increase of the educational system, were ascending and gave visibility to the educational question at the period. Between 1930 to 1937, appeared many movements and initiatives conductive to the education, excelling the Manifesto dos Pioneiros da Educação Nova, that had purposed principles to an education reform. So, using a qualitative approach, we deployed written (bibliographical) sources, discussing with authors as Saviani (2010), Lemme (2005), Nagle (1976, 2001), and others. The Manifesto dos Pioneiros Educadores da Escola Nova was crucial to the defense of a more accessible and inclusive education, considering that had defended an obligatory, free and public school, objecting a quality education.