Abstract

GUIMARAES, Paula Cristina David. “Tudo presta a quem tudo precisa”: os discursos sobre a escolarização da infância pobre, presentes na Revista do Ensino, de Minas Gerais (1925-1930). Rev. Bras. Hist. Educ [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.03, pp.87-116. ISSN 2238-0094.

This study aims at investigating the main discourses addressed to the education of impoverished children disseminated by Revista do Ensino, Minas Gerais state, between 1925 and 1930. To this end, we carried out a documental analysis of 52 issues of Revista do Ensino and consulted part of the legislation concerning the educational reform occurred at that time. We adopted the socalled “Foucaultian tools” as a theoretical-methodological framework, mainly those that help us understand the relations of power and knowledge present in discourse. The results obtained suggest poor children’s education as the best device for a wider formation of individuals; and this formation was considered paramount so that students could become productive citizens.

Keywords : Poor Childhood; Schooling; Revista do Ensino; Moral Discourse; Medical Discourse; Psychological Discourse.

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