Despertar Journal: traces of actions for civility in rural education in Caxias do Sul/RS (1947-1954)

Abstract

The object of study is the Despertar Journal, a device of school material culture, produced by the Board of Public Instruction of Caxias do Sul/RS, during the period from 1947 to 1954. The research analyzed the copies of the newspaper to identify evidence that could cooperate for the understanding of how the printed matter, associated with the promotion of events in rural locations, were used to promote content and representations, which intended to disseminate knowledge and the dissemination of a civic culture, aiming to forge behaviors, practices and habits exercised in daily life in rural areas. The theoretical contribution is based on Cultural History and, as a methodology, historical document analysis was used. The research results indicate that the municipal teaching body followed a pedagogical orientation influenced by the policies developed in the period, similar to what was produced in schools in other regions of the country. It also made it possible to identify that the events developed in the context of the Caxiense rural school, ratified the discourse found in Despertar and, in the same way, were legitimized by the texts published in the print, which may have influenced the adoption of certain practices by the communities in the interior of the municipality. from Caxias do Sul.