A psicologia da educação no curso normal de uma escola confessional católica da cidade de São Paulo (1941-1961)

Abstract

This thesis of doctorate deals with the history of the Education Psychology in Brazil, through a profound analysis of the available documentation refered to the Curriculum of a confessional catholic school sited in the city of São Paulo, between the years of 1941 and 1961, in order to understand how the subjects Psychology, Pedagogy and Psychology and Pedagogy where presented, in terms of contents, methods and Points of Examination, within a perspective of building a social-historic research in Psychology. For such, aspects as the history of Psychology in Brazil, more specifically the relations between Psychology of the Education, normal schools and confessional catholic normal schools; gender and teachership; political, economic and legal aspects adopted in the studied period; and also the methodology of the documentary research; were investigated. The theoretical and field research had oriented conclusions in the direction to understand that Education Psychology has been taught in the content of the disciplines Psychology Pedagogy and Psichology and Pedagogy of the ordinary Curriculum, reflecting what, by that time, was recognized as being Educational Psychology, stired with confessional contents that had influenced the way as the psychological theories were presented, speccially the psychoanalysis, promoting an important contribution in order to disseminate the ideas on Educational Psychology and Psychology as science, introducing to the pupils an accurate and solid knowledge of this field, and also providing them the necessary subsidies to experience their social roles as mothers and wives, as well as primary teachers