German school of Pelotas – 1923: school culture and Deutschtum

Authors

  • Maria Angela Peter da Fonseca Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Elomar Antonio Callegaro Tambara Universidade Federal de Pelotas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644415989

Keywords:

German School of Pelotas, School Report 1923, School Culture.

Abstract

In this article are contemplated specificities of school culture in an urban German School of Pelotas in the 1920s, in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. The research was carried out in qualitative-quantitative way, bibliographical, documentary and through interview form, favoring a descriptive aspect, whose main source is the School Report of the German School of 1923. Through the analysis of five tables, was gathered relevant data of cultural practices, developed by male and female teachers, aimed at a mixed student body composed by descendants of German-Brazilians, with the development of a curriculum employed 60% in German language, safeguarding indicator of a cultural capital called Deutschtum through the educational institution in times of Education Nationalization in Brazil, combining ethnic memory with emerging values of Brazilian citizenship.

Author Biographies

Maria Angela Peter da Fonseca, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Doutoranda PPGE Educação Faculdade de Educação Universidade Federal de Pelotas Área Filosofia e História da Educação

Elomar Antonio Callegaro Tambara, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Professor Pós-Doutor PPGE Educação Faculdade de Educação Universidade Federal de Pelotas Depto. Fundamentos da Educação - Área História da Educação

Published

2016-02-25

How to Cite

Fonseca, M. A. P. da, & Tambara, E. A. C. (2016). German school of Pelotas – 1923: school culture and Deutschtum. Education, 1(1), 53–66. https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644415989

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