Spatial Analysis of the Place: The Historical Journey of A School Community and the Construction of Identities

University of Brasilia, Brazil

Abstract: The article aimed to perform a spatial analysis of the place where an educational institution is inserted, located in the city of Taguatinga, Federal District. The article contextualized the formation of the school community with the growth and historical development of the city. The authors Cavalcanti (2017), Harvey (1999), Jatobá (2016); Leite and Barbato (2011) and Paviani (1999), based the discussions regarding the reflections related to the urban in the capitalist context and the management of urban space in the Federal District. Geography teaching was understood from the appropriation of the place, relating it to the daily lives of students. The reports of teachers, students and documentary analysis made it possible to conduct a geographical survey of the changes that occurred in the place and list the influence on the socioeconomic and cultural profile of the school community investigated. A significant part of the school community of the CED 04 educational institution consists of Vicente Pires’ residents. The analysis came from the description of the place in which the school is inserted and the identification of the process of population expansion nearby. The result showed that the school community of the educational institution is a reflection of urban evolution.