“Another way of teaching”: the French ‘classes nouvelles’ and their overflow into Brazil in the 1950s
Letícia Vieira,
Norberto Dallabrida
Abstract:This article proposes an understanding of the “classes nouvelles”, their circulation and appropriation in Brazilian secondary education in the 1950s. Idealized and implemented by Gustave Monod in French secondary education, from 1945 onwards, the “classes nouvelles” established an innovative school culture based on New Education. This pedagogical experience circulated in state of São Paulo thanks to Luis Contier who, after an internship in France, implemented it at a São Paulo school where he worked. The Conti… Show more
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