Cultura escolar, ideología y geografía: de la «identidad nacional» a la «identidad europea», o la construcción de un nuevo objeto de enseñanza

Authors

Francisco Rodríguez LestegásSalto de línea Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.

Abstract

School culture, ideology and geography: from national identity to European identity, or the construction of a new object of educationSalto de línea Salto de línea This paper goes over the school geographical knowledge from the perspective of the concept of school culture and the disciplinary model. As a school subject, geography has always performed an ideological function, at first to construct the idea of nation and the national identities, and now taking on the engagement of contributing to forge an European identity. Getting over the stereotypes and the ancient antagonisms, it is necessary to develop the rediscovery of Europe by the European. A new object of education whose integration in the school culture tries to make its way through the past inertias and the resurgence of the state nationalisms.

Keywords

School culture, ideology and geography, national identity, European identity.