Professor público secundário do Lyceu Parahybano: instrução normativa dos concursos e perfil profissional - 1864 a 1886.

Abstract

Investigating the profile of public secondary education becomes a challenging task, as we have identified a diverse education and multiple occupations among teachers in the 19th century. Considering this, the objective is to trace the trajectory of the public secondary education competitions in the Province of Parahyba between 1864 and 1886, taking into account the educational regulations and the professional trajectories of the teaching staff at the Lyceu Parahybano. The research is justified by the relevance of understanding aspects of the identity of the secondary public school teacher, thru two legal milestones – 1864, the promulgation of Provincial Law No. 178, and 1886 with the new General Regulation of Instruction No. 36. 36. The methodology used is qualitative in nature, involving a literature review and documentary research, based on the analysis of primary sources - laws, regulations, and newspapers, which were found at the Paraíba Historical and Geographical Institute (IHGP) and the Brazilian Digital Newspaper Archive. The theoretical framework used is based on Cultural History and the concepts of representation and teacher identity. Trajectories such as those of Thomaz de Aquino Mindello and Manoel Pedro Cardoso Vieira become fundamental for understanding the profile of secondary education at the Lyceu Parahybano, presenting a combination of professional training, social prestige, and insertion into circles of power. The main results refer to the competitions being aligned with the imperial/provincial guidelines for the organization of secondary public education, materializing in formal requirements of academic training, moral conduct, and skills, which lead us to propose a possible profile of the secondary public teaching profession in the Paraíba Province.