Abstract

CASTRO, Renata Brião de  and  WEIDUSCHADT, Patrícia. The educational history of italian and german immigrants in the Serra dos Tapes (Pelotas/RS, 1920-1950): similarities and particularities. Cad. Hist. Educ. [online]. 2019, vol.18, n.2, pp.571-591.  Epub Sep 26, 2019. ISSN 1982-7806.  https://doi.org/10.14393/che-v18n2-2019-16.

This article analyzes school history records of Italian and German immigrant descendants in the Serra dos Tapes (Tapes Mountain Range) district. Research sources consisted of 32 interviews, which integrate the collection of the Colônia Maciel Ethnographic Museum, located in the municipality of Pelotas (RS) countryside. For such, theories on collective memory, ethnicity and identity were used. The methodology employed had an oral history focus. The timeline refers to the decades in which the interviewees attended school (1920-1950). Similarities and particularities between the two immigrant groups were addressed. The importance attributed to schooling and religion could be detected in both groups. As for particularities, the Italian group preferred public schools, whereas the Germans opted for community schools which taught in German.

Keywords : ethnic group; schooling; Italian immigrants; German immigrants.

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