A Pedagogia alemã e a imprensa pedagógica portuguesa como vasos comunicantes : o caso da revista Froebel

The aim of this article is to analyze the social presence of education in pedagogic
press. It is known that the media had an important role in the circulation and
dissemination of educational ideas and practices. To this end, we selected the Froebel
magazine (1882-1885) to analyze it. The objectives of this study are: a) The objectives
of this study are: a) the interpretation of curriculum innovations spread by the Froebel
magazine, under the educational context of the late 19th century in Portugal; b) to
analyze the impact that Froebel had on education at the end of the 19th century;
c) to discuss the historical and educational impact that the pedagogic concepts
introduced by Froebel journal had on the Portuguese reality. The development and
production conditions of the magazine have been used as a method of analysis. These
two conditions are determined by a set of relationships in a given context, among the
members of a group of people. It is important to bear in mind the fact that changes
imply the combination of these two kinds of factors. In conclusion we can say that
the analyzed magazine had a great impact on the Portuguese educational community,
since the conceptions magazine defended opposed the traditional pedagogy that
existed at that time in Portugal. Education is built within a community of ideas
and it is possible to identify those that materialised in the magazine, such as the influence of pedagogical principles of German educators, which is reflected in the
choice of educators teaching Portuguese in the late 19th century. It may be said that
the Froebel magazine led to a new conception of education, promoting innovative
teaching practices school trips, lessons, educational museum, kindergarten, physical
education and arts.