HISTORY OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:

hopes, struggles and (in)dependencies.

Abstract

This article is part of a research project on photography as a source of historical research in the history of education and history of work-education. We are based on history as a process and history as a method, based on the method of political economy and history as the social production of existence, the concepts of social totality, its mediations and contradictions, and photography as a historical source. There are three basic issues addressed: first, a reflection on the world of work and its relationship with Professional Education: it is about overcoming the strict view of schooling processes and preparation for work guided by the strict needs of production. Next, we deal with the issue of work and economic and social (in)dependence: despite the transformations that have taken place in the country, since (In)Dependence, 200 years ago, our elites have always cultivated economic and political dependence, mirroring on European and American models. Thirdly, we will consider the history of Professional Education, its struggles and resistance: the historiographical production on work-education is restricted to a few major works, books and articles, theses, dissertations. We conclude with a brief summary of studies carried out on how the history of Professional Education is written.