Guy Avanzini – Don Bosco’s pedagogy in the context of the 19th century in «Don Bosco’s place in history»

The author of the essay noted how in France Don Bosco is not mentioned (except for the French Salesian Desramaut who conducted in-depth studies on the Saint) among the great names of those who made the history of pedagogy. The young people Don Bosco helped were poor and abandoned, misfits. The Preventive System approach that contrasted the repressive system used in those days, undoubtedly revolutionized the field of education.

L’autore del saggio ha notato come in Francia Don Bosco non venga menzionato (fatta eccezione per il Salesiano francese Desramaut che ha condotto studi approfonditi sul Santo) tra i grandi nomi di coloro che hanno fatto la storia della pedagogia. I giovani che Don Bosco aiutava erano poveri e abbandonati, disadattati. L’approccio del Sistema Preventivo che contrastava il sistema repressivo usato a quei tempi, ha senza dubbio rivoluzionato il campo dell’educazione.

Summery:

  • 1. The reasons for an omission 
  • 2. Why Don Bosco opted for education 
  • 3. An original element in his choice of education
  • 4. Don Bosco the “educationalist”

Reference time period: 1841 – 1855

G. Avanzini, Don Bosco’s pedagogy in the context of the 19th century, in «Don Bosco’s place in history», LAS, Roma, 297-305.

Reference institution:
Centro Studi Don Bosco
Centro Studi Don Bosco

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