PROGRESS IN THE FORMATION OF EFFICIENT CITIZENS: EDUCATION AND SOCIETY IN COSTA RICA IN 1930

Abstract

In this article, a history of education is addressed through the analysis of textbook written
by Elias Leiva: La educación del ciudadano completo (Education of full citizen), published
in the early 20th Century. From social perspectives, is analyzed the role of the school as a
center of education and coexistence, families in their socio-economic environment and the
empowerment of citizens and national values. The author claim characterized in terms of
creating a literate citizen, obedient of the established order and mainly, able to repudiate
vices like alcoholism and Indian heritage.