Beginning and end of the itinerant classrooms considered pedagogical missions during the Franco dictatorship (Spain, 1966–1977)

This article’s purpose is to address a hitherto unexplored topic in the history of education: the story of the Cátedras Ambulantes, officially referred to as Misiones Pedagógicas during the final years of the Franco dictatorship and the beginning of the transition to democracy (1966–1977). The study is based on a historical-educational methodology, triangulating through the following sources: a dedicated bibliography; all kinds of press releases, reports and official circulars issued by related agencies; the main Orders, Decrees and Laws within which they were framed by Spanish legislation at that time; and, finally, contemporary press reports. The results reveal the origin, nature and evolution of these 50 itinerant classrooms, Cátedras-Misiones Pedagógicas, in terms of legislation, the training received by the state-registered teachers (mostly women) responsible for the classes, the difficulties that arose, and the main criticisms and issues they attracted (1966–1977)

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