Natura et urbis in the socio-educational renovation of Barcelona City Council (1909–1933)

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ID21409631
AuthorsFrancesca Comas Rubí (0000-0001-5685-5823, Universitat de les Illes Balears, corresponding author), Sara González Gómez (0000-0002-2246-2535, Universitat de les Illes Balears)
Year2020
Volume49
Issue4
Pages476-497
Publication date2020-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistory of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0046-760X • E-ISSN: 1464-5130
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0046760x.2019.1695290
OpenAlexW3003545283
LanguageEN
Citations received2

During the first third of the twentieth century, Barcelona turned into a metropolis with emerging industry. To confront the growing social problems, Barcelona City Council undertook a renovating educational programme focused on hygienic and natural principles as well as on new active teaching methodologies and progressive education. Thus, a completely parallel network of institutions was created alongside the public schools – school camps, day trips to the beach, open air schools, etc. – that aimed at improving the living situation of children, most specifically via the promotion of direct contact with nature. At that time, Barcelona City Council disseminated information widely regarding all these initiatives with the publication, between 1909 and 1933, of around 70 illustrated brochures. The main aim of this article is, using these publications, to present the discourses that were disseminated and built up around the idea of nature and to understand how this relates to the urban environment

Environmental education · Pedagogy · Political science · Promotion (chess) · Social science · Sociology · TRIPS architecture · Engineering · Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions · History of Education in Spain · Law · Medicine and Dermatology Studies History · Public Administration

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