Schooling for peasants: the Agricultural School of the Imperial Institute of Rio de Janeiro (1869-1889)

Authors

  • Begonha Bediaga Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro Author

Keywords:

History of Brazilian education, boarding schools, agricultural education, Empire of Brazil

Abstract

The Agricultural School, an establishment of the Imperial Agricultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro, founded in 1869, housed orphans and poor boys so that they could be schooled in basic education and, at the same time, capacitated to field work. The main debates on agronomy and the difficulties that the Brazilian Empire met to deploy agricultural schools are discussed. Evidence exists that Agricultural Schools became feasible due to the fact that agricultural teaching was provided to poor children and orphans during a period prior to the Law of Free Birth (Lei do Ventre Livre). Since the Agricultural School is almost unknown by historiography, current paper contributes towards research on the history of Education, agricultural education and abandoned children.

Author Biography

  • Begonha Bediaga, Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro

     Historiadora e Doutora em história das ciências pela Unicamp. Pesquisadora do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, atua nas áreas de história do Brasil e história das ciências, com ênfase em jardins botânicos, história natural e ciências agrícolas.

Issue

Section

Original research

How to Cite

Bediaga, B. (2016). Schooling for peasants: the Agricultural School of the Imperial Institute of Rio de Janeiro (1869-1889). Revista Brasileira De História Da Educação, 16(3[42]), 123-163. https://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/rbhe/article/view/40743