Teacher training for secondary school: The Escola Normal Superior da Universidade de Coimbra (1911-1930)

A nossa análise incide sobre o modelo de formação de professores das Escolas Normais Superiores, particularmente sobre a escola anexa à Universidade de Coimbra. Instituições inspiradas na École Normale Supérieur de Paris, marcadas pela pedagogia do movimento da Escola Nova e portadoras de um caráter inovador, peça-chave num projeto educativo mais vasto, encetado pelos republicanos após outubro de 1910, fundado na crença de regenerar a Pátria por via da instrução, fabricando um cidadão novo e construindo a Nação republicana, constituíram a primeira tentativa de formar professores para todos os graus de ensino, com exceção do ensino primário geral. Numa perspetiva teórica e ideal, a legislação traduziu um momento significativo na nossa História da Educação (Gomes, 1990); no entanto, o contexto e as condições - nomeadamente as materiais - impediram-na que se viesse a transformar na escola modelo que se almejava. Our analysis focuses on the model of teacher training from Escolas Normais Superiores, particularly concerning the school belonging to the University of Coimbra. Inspired by the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, those institutions were marked by the pedagogy of the New School Movement, carrying innovative proposals. A key part of a wider educational project initiated by Republicans after October 1910, founded on the belief of regenerating homeland by education, the creation of a new citizen and the building of the Republican nation, these institutions constituted the first attempt to train teachers on all levels of education, except the general primary education. On an ideal and theoretical perspective, the legislation meant a significant milestone in our history of education (Gomes, 1990). However, the context and conditions, including materials, prevented the school from becoming the desired model. Notre analyse met l'accent sur le modèle de formation des Écoles Normales Supérieures de formation des enseignants, particulièrement sur l’école rattaché à l’Université de Coimbra. Institutions inspirées par l'Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris, marquées par la pédagogie du mouvement d’École Nouvelle et avec un caractère novateur, un élément-clé dans un grand projet éducatif, commencé par les républicains après Octobre 1910, fondé sur la croyance de la régénération de la patrie au moyen de l’instruction, fabrication d’un nouveau citoyen et l’édification de la nation républicaine, a constitué la première tentative pour former les enseignants pour tous les niveaux de l’éducation, à l’exception de l’enseignement primaire général. Dans une perspective théorique et idéale, la Loi traduit un moment important de notre histoire de l’éducation (Gomes, 1990); malgré tout, le contexte et les conditions notamment matérielles l’empêchait de devenir l’école modèle désiré.