História e memória da escola de enfermagem Cruzeiro do Sul de Rio Verde - GO (1937-1969)

Abstract

This thesis has as an object of study the Cruzeiro do Sul School of Nursing (CSSN), a Protestant institution installed in the city of Rio Verde - GO in 1937 by North American Presbyterian missionaries designated by the Central Mission of Brazil under the responsibility of the missionary physician Dr. Donald Covil Gordon. The analysis was carried out considering the period from 1937 to 1969. The year 1937 marks the opening of the CSSN and the year of 1969 is defined as the year in which the last group graduated in the Nursing Assistant Course. Therefore, the guiding question of this research is to verify how the CSSN was constituted and established in Rio Verde ¿ GO during the demarcated period. As a general goal, the thesis seeks to understand the historical aspects that led to the emergence and consolidation of the CSSN, establishing an analysis around what this school represented in the history of Rio Verde and in the memory of people who maintained links with this institution. As specific goal, it is intended to analyze the strategies used by Presbyterian missionaries for the insertion of Protestantism in the State of Goiás - Brazil, in what concerns economic, political and social changes. Also, it is investigated the setting up of the Evangelical Hospital of Rio Verde, weaving a narrative about the political, social, economic and religious elements that integrated the health area of the municipality. In the same direction, it is identified the cultural image built by CSSN, from 1937 to 1969, with its installation, organization and operation process. Finally, a reveal is done taking in consideration the pedagogical practices used into the CSSN, making connections between the pedagogical approach of the School and documentary and oral sources. This is a qualitative research, whose documentary and oral corpus are based on the survey, collection and organization of a diverse set of documents referring to the period defined in the research. For the writing of the historical narrative, the following sources were used: The collection of the Archive of the State Department of Education of Rio Verde - GO, Administrative Acts Registration File located in the City Hall of Rio Verde, Minutes of the Municipal Council of Rio Verde, which are available at the Municipal Council of Rio Verde. In Goiânia, the Archives of the Institute for Research and Historical Studies of Central Brazil and the Public Archives of the State of Goiás were consulted. The private archives of the granddaughter of missionary physician Dr. Gordon, Mme. Sylvia Woodall Gordon, as well as the personal archives of the other involved participants were also used. In addition to these sources, interviews were carried out aiming to build the institution's history. The sources used were read in the light of theoretical references from Cultural History. Through the analysis of the sources, it was verified that the Central Mission of Brazil, under the diligence of the missionary doctor Dr. Donald Gordon, chose the city of Rio Verde, as locus for the implantation of a missionary work regarding the establishment of a hospital, a nursing school and a church, given that the religious and educational scenario was promising. It was also found that the reason for setting up the school was due to the need to train nurses to work in the hospital