Past and present of the pedagogic renewal (from the late nineteenth century to the present day) A tour through flagship schools

Abstract

Spain has a rich and varied history of pedagogical renewal full of school initiatives that meant a shift and an innovation in each historical period. Accordingly, this article examines its development since the late nineteenth century to the present day, throughout different private and public primary schools that have been emblematic and a reference. Consequently, this research is presented from a chronological perspective that gradually permits to understand its historical and current development, in order to generate an overview that summarizes the past and re-contextualizes the present.

This research has been carried out by examining different pedagogical renewal research in Spain, and different newspapers and magazines of the period, which served as organs of expression in each historical period. The work is completed with data obtained from the revision of educational projects, the direct observation of some experiences, and the consultation with relevant participants.