Theoretical and conceptual issues on psychogenesis and sociogenesis research about the schooling process

This paper aims to put forward a historical approach to research on the history of teaching, theoretically concerning the two genetic aspects developed by Norbert Elias in his research about civilizing processes —sociogenesis and psychogenesis. The analysis proposed for the schooling process includes a study on long-term changes in individuals’ behavior (psychogenesis) referred to students and teachers, and changes in social settings (sociogenesis), especially in the family and the school. This study makes part of a broader research on the schooling process in Minas Gerais (Brazil) in the 19th and 20th centuries focusing on elementary school teaching