Os limites e as possibilidades do movimento de educação de base no município de Tefé-AM (1970-1975)

Abstract

This work entitled "The Limits and Possibilities of the Basic Education Movement in the Municipality of in the Municipality of Tefé/AM (1970-1975)" aims to understand how the Grassroots Education Movement education movement developed its educational action in the municipality of Tefé, from 1970 to 1975, and as specific 1970 to 1975, and as specific, to discuss the trajectory and endeavours of Dom Joaquim and endeavours of Dom Joaquim de Lange in Tefé; to identify the functions performed by the monitors and supervisors of the MEB of Tefé and to ascertain the contributions and actions developed by MEB to the riverside population. population. The research is theoretically based on Wanderley (1984), Mainwaring (1989), Le Goff (1989)(1989), Le Goff (1990), Beozzo (2001), Fávero (2006), Alberti (2005); as for the method, method, we adopted the form of historical analysis known as Micro-History, since we intend to understand the MEB at the regional level, seeking to hover over its particularities and singularities. singularities. With regard to documentary sources, we used journalistic journals, official documents, as well as structured interviews. The Basic Education Movement Movement was created in 1961, in partnership between the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil and the Federal Government. The MEB set out to literate and politicise the populations of the underdeveloped regions of the underdeveloped regions of the country such as the Northeast, North and Centre-West. In Tefé, the project was implemented in 1963 by Bishop Joaquim de Lange and ended its activities in 2003. 2003. At times, the MEB in Tefé played a politicising role, while at others it simply took on the role of only the role of literacy and evangelising the population. The MEB helped to reduce illiteracy illiteracy, because according to IBGE, in 1970, Amazonas had a rate of 37.3 per cent of illiterate people aged 15 years old. of illiterate people aged 15 or over, which only decreased to 15.5% in 2000. in 2000. The MEB also contributed to the human promotion, groupisation, associationism and professionalisation of the population. Keywords: Basic Education Movement; Catholic Church; Popular Education; Tefé.