Os escritos de Mario Gomes na Revista do Ensino: suas perspectivas sobre a infância (1932-1942)

Abstract

The present work has as its theme the writings of the professor and intellectual Mario Gomes in the Revista do Ensino(Educational Magazines) on childhood education in 1932, the date of its first publication, until 1942 in which it appears its last publication. Therefore, as a general objective, we seek to understand the ideas of Mario Gomes on childhood disseminated in the Revista do Ensino, and as specific objectives, we seek to understand the social, historical, and cultural context of the ideas of this intellectual in Paraiba and in Brazil; map their texts in the Revista do Ensino and finally analyze the writings that addressed the childhood theme. For this purpose, the Revista do Ensino da Paraiba was used as the main source, seeking to understand the social and intellectual environment covered by Mario Gomes and his work as a disseminator of the ideals of “Escola Nova” in the state of Paraiba. Throughout the research there was a need to make a brief historical analysis about the importance of printed material in Brazil as well as in the state of Paraiba, identifying the main intellectuals who collaborated with the scholovist spread in the Educational Magazines. Such intellectuals were extremely important to understand the social, political, and educational contexts of the time that guided the discussions for the modernization of pedagogical methods, thus marking the break with the traditionalist educational model. Given the appeal that echoed in the period, yearning for innovations in the Educational system adopting new technological patterns in view of the modernization of Brazilian public education, Mario Gomes stood out for showing a strong influence for being one of the intellectuals who acted in defense of the implementation of new educational models in the state of Paraiba.