La historia conceptual en la historiografía de la educaciónhacia una historia del pensamiento pedagógico

Abstract

What is the potential contribution of Conceptual History to educational historiography? The neologism "pedagogy" was coined at the time of secularization and acceleration, both characteristics of modernity (1750-1850) to refer to a messianic-salvific knowledge. That knowledge would contribute to the end of history and the coming of the age of the spirit (Geist), thus replacing the Final Judgment. History of Pedagogy emerged as a History of Ideas grounded in idealism (Hegel) and historicism (Dilthey). With the rise of Social History, there was less interest in what was immaterial in the History of Education. Now, Begriffsgeschichte (Koselleck) can be used as a resource to make clear the relevance of the intellectual context (Skinner) in the history of educational phenomena. Moving away from idealism and materialism, a discipline could be developed to rebuild the discursive conditions of possibility of educational ideas and practices of the past: The History of Pedagogical Thought.