EDUCATIONAL MISSION TO URUGUAY IN 1913: THE IMPRESSIONS OF TEACHERS FROM THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL ABOUT SCHOOLS IN MONTEVIDEO

Abstract This study aims at discussing the impressions of the group of Brazilian teachers from the State of Rio Grande do Sul who traveled to Uruguay, as designated by the RS authorities, in 1913, to know the Uruguayan educational system in order to qualify the education in RS. These educators recorded their impressions and observations about the visits in the Uruguayan educational institutions in a White Paper, composed of five parts. The analysis of such record, primarily on documentary evidence, showed that there were similarities between the two educational contexts. Thus, a certain idealization by the Brazilian commission with regard to the Uruguayan model was found together with the excellence of the João de Deus method used in RS.

摘要 本研究旨在探讨1913年由南里奥格兰德州（Rio Grande do Sul，简称RS）官方委派、赴乌拉圭考察的巴西教师群体的观感，此行目的为了解乌拉圭教育体系，以优化南里奥格兰德州的教育质量。这些教育工作者将此次考察乌拉圭教育机构时的观感与观察记录于一份分为五个部分的白皮书（White Paper）中。对该记录（主要基于文献证据）的分析显示，两国教育环境存在诸多相似之处。由此可见，巴西考察团对乌拉圭教育模式存在一定理想化倾向，同时也印证了南里奥格兰德州所采用的若昂·德乌斯教学法（João de Deus method）的优越性。