The linguistic issue in the educational practice of primary education in the Basque Country and Navarra during the Francoism (1950-1959). A study from ethnographic documentary archives

Authors

  • Carlos Sanz Simón Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Espanya)
  • Teresa Rabazas Romero Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Espanya)

Keywords:

Basque language, Spanish language, Francoism, History of Education, Spain.

Abstract

The main aim of this article is to show the educational practice of primary education in the Basque Country and Navarre between 1950 and 1959, emphasizing the linguistic issue from the fascist standpoint which imposed the official use of Castilian. In order to do this, the «Romero Marín» practice reports collection of the Complutense University of Madrid has been used; they were written by the first generations of pedagogues trained during Franco’s regime. Among them, a set of thirteen copies devoted to primary education in the Basque Country and Navarre are analyzed from two thematic viewpoints or main analysis categories. The first one deals with the use of both languages in the social sphere, while the second focuses specifically on the educational reality, considering both the perspective of teachers and students. Likewise, the geographical differences within the Basque-Navarre context and the gender perspective are considered as transversal lines of the study.

Keywords: Basque language, Spanish language, Francoism, History of Education,
Spain.

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Author Biography

Carlos Sanz Simón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Espanya)



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Monographic theme