O (re) ordenamento da educação conquistense entre 1945 e 1963:

The (re)organization of education in conquista between 1945 and 1963: the strengthening of federalism at the local level

Abstract

This article presents an excerpt from a study that sought to investigate public education policies in the municipality of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, between 1945 and 1963, and the changes that occurred in local education as a result of these policies, based on the theoretical and methodological contributions proposed by French New History. It is known that research in the field of Brazilian educational history often gives greater emphasis to macro issues in education, leaving less space for local issues. In a reverse movement, this text presents a discussion about public policies aimed at organizing education in the municipality of Bahia, focusing on educational legislation as an instrument for (re)organizing education, ranging from the creation of public competitions to curricular proposals, without hiding the strategies articulated by intellectuals and local leaders in favor of an educational structure that would include Vitória da Conquista among the developed municipalities. The research did not fail to recognize the municipality as a political-administrative entity with a life of its own, however, articulated with political and educational actions at the state/national level inherent to the federal state model. We conclude by identifying that in Vitória da Conquista, the connection between education and development proved to be linked to the political culture of dealing with educational issues by local public authorities.