The present article aims to discuss as the Psychology contributed for the formation of the Brazilian educational field in the early twentieth. At the same time, the educational field has provided fundamental elements that formed the basis for the establishment of this science as a recognized scientific field in the country. As theoretical base for the investigation, we used the concept of social field of Pierre Bourdieu, relating the present practical implications in this constitution: Influential intellectuality; structuring of professional associations; formation and educational professionalization and production of theoretical and technical knowledge in the area. In this scenery, the Psychology contributed to the constitution of the Brazilian educational field as one of the sciences that guided the teachers' formation and the education discussions. Lourenço Filho was listed as one of the intellectuals of larger production and responsible for spreading the psychological knowledge.
Psychology; brazilian educational field; Lourenço Filho