A geografia e uma história : a disciplina de geografia no Atheneu Sergipense entre os anos de 1870 e 1908

Abstract

The proposal of this study is to present as an object of research the Geography at Atheneu Sergipense, considering that this institution was a reference in High School Education in Sergipe. The timeframe covers the period of creation of Atheneu Sergipense, i.e. October 24th, 1870, until the moment in which the Decree no.556 of August 24th, 1908 went into effect requiring equalization of programs of secondary schools to the National Gymnasium. In This way, it is the objective of this research understand the Geography from the conception of school subject in due time, considering the contents listed in the Minutes of the Congregation of Atheneu Sergipense and didactic material adopted from main concepts: school culture, of Felgueiras (2010) and history curriculum, Goodson (1995). As research developed, there are three major pillars contributing to geography as school discipline guided the theoretical and methodological foundations of German Schools, American and French. Specifically, in Brazil, the geography was materialized as school discipline from a descriptive sense, without critical analysis, perpetuating itself in this way in textbooks and school benches . Another salutary point alludes to its origin: not born in the Academies, but in elementary schools. In the case of secondary education of Atheneu Sergipense in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth centuries, this research considered the guidance of the explicit curriculum.