Influências da tecno-psicologia do trabalho na Escola Industrial de Natal (1940-1959)

Abstract

The Industrial School of Natal was created in 1942, by virtue of Decree-Law No. 4,127, of February 25, 1942, which established the regulations for the Industrial Lyceums to become Industrial Education establishments. Having as locus of research the Industrial School of Natal, this research aimed to understand the techno-psychology of industrial work in the process of implementation of the Organic Law in the Industrial School of Natal/RN, between the years 1940 and 1959. The time frame was chosen because it includes the institution while it was constituted as the Industrial School of Natal and was under the influence of the Organic Law. With regard to the concept of techno-psychology of industrial work, we turn to the contributions of Léon Walther (1929). Regarding the discussions about professional education as a teaching modality, we start from the view of the authors Medeiros Neta and Ciavatta (2020). This study is classified as historiographical research, based on the understanding of Le Goff (1990) and Marc Bloch (2001). To deal with the sources from journalistic articles, we turn to Luca (2008) and, as for the photographs, as historiographical sources, to the theorist Ciavatta (2012). With regard to the categories, school culture and school architecture, we start from the understanding of Frago and Escolano (1998) and Foucault (1987); and pedagogical practices, with the ideas of the theorist Julia (2001). To do so, we used research sources such as the newspapers that bring news about Léon Walther's trips to Brazil and about the Industrial School of Natal: A Ordem (RN), Diário de Natal (RN), Correio da Manhã Newspaper (RJ), A Gazeta Newspaper (SP) and the Diário Nacional Newspaper: democracy on the march (SP); the photographs, resolutions and ordinances found in the service of the general archive of the IFRN/Natal- Central, which bring information about the practices developed in that institution in the time frame that we proposed to research; as well as some CBAI bulletins, which were newspapers published in print during the period in which the commission was active. We identified that yes, that the influences of techno-psychology were implemented in the EIN, in the process of selecting students through the inclusion of the mental aptitude category with the use of tests provided by the CBAI, but also in school practices, architecture and school furniture.