The Helena Antipoff archives as a laboratory of research on the history of the Sciences of Education

ABSTRACT

The article reports on research activities developed from the documentary archive of the Helena Antipoff Documentation and Research Center, an institution created in 1980 with the purpose of preserving memory and disseminating the work of the Russian-Brazilian psychologist and educator Helena Antipoff (1892-1974). The richness and diversity of the collection, which documents important chapters on the construction and circulation of education sciences in the 20th century within the framework of the relations between Europe and Brazil, favor research on the theoretical and practical development of psychology and education, and on the work done in the numerous institutions created and directed by Antipoff in Brazil. Research on the history of concepts and work models in psychology developed in educational institutions created under the leadership of Antipoff and work on the training of educators in the antipoffian tradition are reported. It is concluded that the accomplishment of these studies contributes to a better understanding of the history of psychology and education sciences and their international circulation, providing relevant models for thinking about the contemporary development of these scientific areas.

Keywords:
Helena Antipoff; Sciences of education; Circulation of ideas; New Education; Research on the sciences of education.