Faria de Vasconcelos
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António de Sena Faria de Vasconcelos Azevedo (1880-1939) was a Portugese educator and educationalist.
Faria de Vasconcelos studied law in Coimbra
before going to study at the New University of Brussels in 1902 . Like many Portugese teachers in the first half of the twentieth century, he spent some time at the Rousseau Institute
in Geneva
, where he was a student of Édouard Claparède
.
He was headmaster of an experimental school at Bierges-les-Wavre, though the school did not survive World War I
, and a professor at the New University of Brussels. He subsequently directed a training school for secondary school teachers which had been founded by Georges Rouma in 1909. From 1918 to 1920 he taught a specialized course in educational psychology
for school doctors at the normal school at Sucre
in Bolivia
. He was later a professor at Lisbon
, where he founded the Institute of Careers Guidance (Instituto de Orientação Profissional) in 1925.
Faria de Vasconcelos studied law in Coimbra
Coimbra
Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...
before going to study at the New University of Brussels in 1902 . Like many Portugese teachers in the first half of the twentieth century, he spent some time at the Rousseau Institute
Rousseau Institute
Rousseau Institute is a private school in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1912, Édouard Claparède created an institute to turn educational theory into a science...
in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, where he was a student of Édouard Claparède
Édouard Claparède
Édouard Claparède was a Swiss neurologist and child psychologist.Studies of science and medicine, later of psychology under Théodore Flournoy; 1897 MD from the University of Geneva; 1897-98 at La Salpêtrière hospital in Paris; 1901 foundation of the Archives de psychologie with Flournoy, which he...
.
He was headmaster of an experimental school at Bierges-les-Wavre, though the school did not survive World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and a professor at the New University of Brussels. He subsequently directed a training school for secondary school teachers which had been founded by Georges Rouma in 1909. From 1918 to 1920 he taught a specialized course in educational psychology
Educational psychology
Educational psychology is the study of how humans learn in educational settings, the effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching, and the social psychology of schools as organizations. Educational psychology is concerned with how students learn and develop, often focusing...
for school doctors at the normal school at Sucre
Sucre
Sucre, also known historically as Charcas, La Plata and Chuquisaca is the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the department of Chuquisaca. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2750m...
in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. He was later a professor at Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, where he founded the Institute of Careers Guidance (Instituto de Orientação Profissional) in 1925.
Works
- Une école nouvelle en Belgique, 1915. Translated by EdenEden PaulMaurice Eden Paul, most commonly known simply as Eden Paul was a socialist physician, writer and translator.-Biography:...
and Cedar PaulCedar PaulCedar Paul, née Gertrude Mary Davenport was a singer, author, translator and journalist.-Biography:Gertrude Davenport came from a musical family: she was the grand-daughter of the composer George Alexander Macfarren and the daughter of the composer Francis William Davenport...
as A new school in Belgium, 1919. With an introduction by Adolphe FerrièreAdolphe FerrièreAdolphe Ferrière was one of the founders of the movement of the progressive education.He shortly worked in a school in Glarisegg and later founded an experimental school in Lausanne, Switzerland, but Adolphe Ferrière had to quickly abandon teaching due to his deafness...
. - The Place of the Idea of Death and its Moral Effects in Education, Sucre, Bolivia: Porcel, 1918. Translated by Phyllis Blanchard.
Further reading
- Joaquim Ferreira Gomes, 'A. Faria de Vasconcelos (1880-1939', in Estudos de história e de pedagogia, Coimbra: Livraria Almedina, 1984.