We analyze the sequence of the various reforms of the secondary education
in Portugal from 1836 to 1910, with particular emphasis on the teaching
of physics and chemistry, according to the journal O Instituto. This was a
publication of the Institute of Coimbra (IC) – an academic society founded
by professors from the University of Coimbra (UC) – from 1852, year
of foundation of the IC, until 1981. The first ten volumes of O Instituto
contain reports of the High Council of Public Instruction, a government
advisory board at the time based in Coimbra. Throughout these and the
remaining volumes other articles written by members of the IC, Portuguese as
well as foreign, appear which look at the high school system in Portugal. Taken
together, they allow us to study public education in Portugal, in particular the
secondary schools, from the perspective of members of the IC, the majority
from the UC, some of whom played a role in implementing education reforms.
Authors
Leonardo, António José F.
Martins, Décio R.
Fiolhais, Carlos
Other Author(s)
Universidade de Coimbra. Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação (ed. lit.)
Keywords
O Instituto (Coimbra),
Règlement général des lycées,
Réformes de l'enseignement secondaire,
Regulamento geral dos liceus,
Reformas do ensino secundário,
General regulation of high schools,
Secondary education reform
