The Schooling of the Domestic: the ‘construction’ of a female technical school and its curriculum (1946–70)
Year: 1994
Type: article
Abstract: Based on historical research carried out at a female technical school located in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, this study analyses the process of formation of young women on the industrial and technical courses offered at this school from 1946 (date of the school's foundation) until 1970. The close intermingling of technical training and domestic training is emphasised, with the domestic sphere perceived as the axis articulating the whole educational process. Oral and written documental sources were analysed, using a historical‐sociological perspective. The objective was to understand why and how ‘domestic knowledge’ (the knowledge, skills and attitudes involved in the activities of women in the home) was transposed to the school curriculum.
Source: Pedagogy Culture and Society
Authors: Guacira Lopes Louro, Dagmar Meyer
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1966825294