RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 The conformation of the disciplinary and professional field of pedagogy in Spain before the Civil War A1 Álvarez González, Yasmina A2 Este trabajo ha sido realizado bajo el proyecto MINECO/FEDER [National Research Project FFI2015-64529-P]. K1 Pedagogy K1 Disciplinary field K1 Francoism K1 Spain AB Purpose – This article focuses on the study of the shaping of pedagogy as a discipline in Spain prior to the Civil War. Its aim is to identify those elements that helped pedagogy become constituted as a distinct field ofknowledge that could offer rigorous insight into the world of education.Design/methodology/approach – The article uses the framework proposed by Rita Hofstetter and Bernard Schneuwly for the shaping of a disciplinary field. Finally, it briefly examines the process of professionalization,using the approach advocated by the sociologist Elliott Freidson.Findings – The analysis carried out concludes that at the outbreak of the Civil War in 1936 the process of professionalization and consolidation of pedagogy as a discipline had been completed in Spain.Originality/value – The article presents the originality of reinterpreting the elements offered by Spanish history of education in the light of an international theoretical framework. This allows a new understanding of the process of constitution of pedagogy as a disciplinary field while offering the international public a case study according to international standards. PB Emerald Publishing Limited SN 0819-8691 YR 2021 FD 2021 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35487 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35487 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 10-may-2024