Textbooks in pedagogical practice of the teachers of History

Abstract

The present study analyses the pedagogical practices of History teachers in the three last grades of high school, and verifies how the content were developed and the applied the textbooks, in which it was possible to categorize the use of textbooks as an everyday practice and source of information. It was noted that the same books were still recommended on the lists despite the reduction of History weekly classes. The study focuses on the years 1972 to 1986 due to the Education Reform, which included alterations in the History curriculum. New suggestions of work were published by official organs, resulting in the publication of new textbooks. The sources of the research consist of official documents, the legislation and internship reports produced by History students from Universidade de São Paulo. The study was limited to public schools in the metropolitan area of São Paulo.