Abstract

SCOCUGLIA, Afonso Celso. Education and History of the Present Time. Rev. Lusófona de Educação [online]. 2007, n.10, pp.27-40. ISSN 1645-7250.

The aim of this work is to expose and defend the relevance of a history of education of the present times for historical-educational research. Based on history of the present times, it highlights some of the concepts of this field, originated from the contributions of Rémond, François and Chartier (1996), and presents its developments and challenges. It points out the sources available for research in history of education of the present times, and argues that their abundance and the researcher’s closeness to the time of his action neither facilitate research no diminish necessary rigor demands. The basis, challenges, developments, abundant sources, and rigorous application of history of the present times construct a new epistemology for history of education, marked by the uncertainties that characterize the centrality of problematization in historical research. This argument is reinforced by the original idea that education, as social practice, demands that researchers obtain oral testimonies, informations and documents from their protagonists.

Keywords : history of education; history of the present times; history of education of the present times.

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