História da educação do Patronato de Menores São José em Paranaíba-MT (1953-1963)

Abstract

This research lies in the field of History of Educational Institutions, which is part of the line of research History and Historiography of Education.The main purpose is to analyze the process of formation of the Patronage of Minors St. Joseph, in the city of Paranaíba MT, likewise, uncovering its genesis. This is a confessional institution created by the Franciscan Order of Friars Minors who arrived in Brazil in 1938, came from Germany. At first, they stayed in São Paulo and then went ahead for several Brazilian states, where served as missionaries in evangelization and also in education. Methodologically, we used the following proceedings: bibliografhycal research, documentary research in relation to the implementation of the franciscan educational process in Paranaíba and oral history as an instrument to conduct interviews with founders, students and teachers of the period studied. The selected period1952-1963 corresponds to the moment of its inception, when the Order of Franciscans leaved town, despites the school functioned during 1961-1963. The sources used for the research were: official journal of the state, registration certificates, reports, teacher s books, registration book, book rate, school listings and others, found in diversed ways, some in the historical archive in the museum, some with the owners personal files and the majority of it, stored in cardboard boxes left in the basement of the institution, for all these years, which would be discarded by priests who are ahead of the Catholic Church in the city today. Interviews were conducted with students, teachers, housekeepers and the only founding member who is alive. The history of the Patronage St. Joseph of Paranaíba is marked by contradictions. By analyzing the remaining documents, the conclusion would be that it was an institution that would attend \'abandoned and dysfunctional\' children and the purpose of it was teaching the grounds of land cultivation (agricultural), because it was a patronage. However, confronting the documents with testimonials we may conclude that the institution used the name patronage to get grant for its budget. The charity for the less fortunate children not happened and neitherthe agricultural teachings. The institution was a boarding school for boys, mostly sons of local farmers, and worked as a primary school, despite of that, it has played a relevant role for the local society. This event has leaved evidence that Christian evangelization in the Catholic faith was the biggest purpose.