Um estudo de caso sobre a história de instituições educativas: o Colégio São José/ Montenegro/RS

Abstract

The dissertation that we present takes place in the ambit of the History of Education works, more specificly of the school institutions` history. Our research sought to analyse the facts that provided the transformation of a confessional catholic history in a community institution, which is the first one in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, according to this school`s documents. This research allowed a deep study about this teaching institution called Sao Jose School, and it privileged the process of transformation that made this institution, which has a historical presence in the city, choose a meaningful change in its trajectory.

The space mark chosen in this investigation was Montenegro city, where the institution is located. In 2006 this school will be completing a hundred years of foundation. It was responsible for educational formation of a great part of Montenegro community and it was, during many years, the only school to enable Teachers of all region. The time mark was delimited in the period of 1970 u