2024

History of Education in São Tomé and Príncipe

Name: History of Education in São Tomé and Príncipe
Code: PED14813O
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Education Sciences

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

1.Understanding the evolution of education in S. Tomé and Príncipe (15th to 20th centuries)
1.2. Understand the role of the Church and the missionaries in the installation of the primitive education network
1.3. Analyze the evolution of school organization, management and administration mechanisms during the colonial period (19th to 20th centuries)
1.4. Knowing the main educational institutions and their organization (19th and 20th centuries)
2 Reflect on the development of education in the post-independence period (1975-2023)

Contents

1- Missio ad gentes: Instruction on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe
(15th to 18th century)
1.1. Mission and Teaching: the role of the Catholic Church
1.2. Religious structure and school network
1.3. Population evolution between 1504 and 1807
2. The Century XIX and the beginning of public education
2.1. The reorganization of public education in the colonies (1845-1869)
2..2. Visions of “indigenous” education: slave, hired worker, worker or civil servant
2.3. The importance of the Catholic / Claretian Missions (1927-1969)
2.4. Education and teaching at the end of the colonial period (1940s to 1975)
2.5. The slow emergence of secondary education: from Escola Principal to Liceu Nacional (1845-1959)
3. Five decades of independence: education in the post-colonial period (1975-2023)
3.1. School Park (2016)
3.2. Situation of teachers: training and professionalization
3.3. Analysis of the evolution of basic and secondary education - main constraints
3.4. Creation and organization of the Hi

Teaching Methods

According to the objectives of the curricular unit, methodologies will be developed that favor the participation of students in classes, through debate, reasoned criticism and reflective intervention, as well as the hermeneutics of texts presented and for the elaboration of group work.
In order to pass this course, any student who has met the minimum attendance criteria must carry out indicated group work and, at the end, a frequency and/or exam.
Assessment:

Exam 60 %
Group work– 30%
Assiduity – 10%


Assessment

In order to pass this course, any student who has met the minimum attendance criteria must carry out indicated group work and, at the end, a frequency and/or exam.
Assessment:

Exam 60 %
Group work– 30%
Assiduity – 10%

Teaching Staff (2023/2024 )