A formação matemática de professores primários na Escola Normal do Pará (1890-1910)

Abstract

The Normal School of Pará was for many years the most important educational institution in terms of teacher training in the state. In this sense, this research aimed to analyze the mathematics present in the textbooks and other educational writings contained in the EN collection, in the period between the years 1890 and 1910, in order to answer which mathematics can be identified in the EN collection between the years 1890 and 1910? For this, this historical research assumed a qualitative methodology, based on documentary sources and official documents such as government reports, messages and speeches; regulations and educational programs of the institution and, mainly, publications and educational manuals on arithmetic, algebra, geometry and drawing contained in the collection of the State Memory and Teaching Center de Pará "Prof. Licurgo Peixoto de Brito", place that houses the collection of the former EN, which were analyzed from the angle of the following conceptual categories: "History of educational institutions", "School culture", "History of school subjects", "The textbook as a source of historical information"and "Content analysis". Research has shown that, although not unanimous, the normal model appeared to be the best option for teacher training in the period, moreover, the teaching programs were based on publications widely distributed in elementary schools and normal schools. in Brazil, and in accordance with the ideal of primary teacher training in Pará, in the period studied.