Els pioners del cinema pedagògic a Catalunya

Abstract

The pioneers of educational cinema in Catalonia: Under the framework of the Mancomunitat de Catalunya a time of openness and innovation was present in all areas, producing a shift in modern public education. The pedagogy vindicated an intuitive system and imposed the challenge of constant innovation on the methodology. At the head of this process were the teachers and educators. The Mancomunitat de Catalunya, looked to Europe and the U.S. as how to respond to these new challenges of modernity, and incorporated many techniques and policies from other countries (France, UK, Germany, Italy, USA, etc.). While the world was suffering from the effects of World War I, in Catalonia, a technical textile engineer requested the acquisition of a film projector to improve the technical training of his students. The positive response of the Consell de Pedagogia (Council of Pedagogy), the entity that directed the public education in the Mancomunitat de Catalunya, converted those responsible for this initiative into the pioneers in the field of film education