EDUCATION, SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY: JOHN DEWEY IN THE HISTORY OF EDUCATION AND/OR PEDAGOGY MANUALS (BRAZIL, 20TH CENTURY)

Abstract This paper communicates the results of investigation in the area of History of Education, specifically with in the theme of the History of School Subjects, with a focus on the ideas of John Dewey as disseminated in History of Education and/or Pedagogy manuals from foreign authors, translated and published in Brazil from 1939 to 2010. These manuals had wide circulation in teacher training schools and teacher education courses in higher education. This study was based on the ideas of Chervel (1990), Bastos (2006, 2007), and Gatti Jr. (2009). Sources included a reference bibliography and twelve History of Education and/or Pedagogy manuals. Results indicate perception of four emphases in approaches to Dewey: Hegelian legacy, evolutionist features, individual / society relationship (industrial and democratic) and the emergence of experimental psychology.