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The effects of the civil wars on grammar schools in 17th century England

by History of Education Society | Jun 24, 2015

By Ken ClaytonHistorians have, for obvious reasons, concentrated on the military aspects of the English Civil Wars, yet there can be no doubt that the civilian population was affected, some very dramatically. This blog sets out some of the ways in which schools and...

New Horizons in the History of Education: conference report

by History of Education Society | Jun 11, 2015

Manchester Jewish Lads Brigade 1908 (Manchester Jewish Museum)By Steven Cowan and Alice Kirke  The first annual conference of the International Centre for Historical Research in Education (ICHRE) held at the UCL-IOE last week brought together historians of...

The other spaces of education – beyond the university. The student hostels of the Hungarian Royal Elisabeth University between 1923 and 1941

by History of Education Society | May 26, 2015

 by Adrienn Sztana-Kovács “Youth is eternal.” How true is this statement? Does student life actually change? Let us get a glimpse into it, and into an interesting education program, in 1930s Hungary. University student hostels were very important spaces for third...

Alumni Voices: Oral History and the History of Higher Education

by History of Education Society | Apr 6, 2015

Andrea JacobsUniversity of Winchester   Was it a question mark or a hammer and sickle that the students of King Alfred’s College carved into the face of the nearby chalk down in the mid 1950s? Those interviewed for the Alumni Voices project at the University...

The effects of changes in the church on schools in seventeenth century England

by History of Education Society | Feb 20, 2015

By Ken Clayton The church had a very close relationship with, and a tight control of English education from its inception in the sixth or seventh centuries until the 1640s. The decline in influence was slow to start with: first came the dissolution of the...

Nikolay Neplyuev’s Social and Pedagogical Experiment in the Russian Empire in the late 19th and early 20th century

by History of Education Society | Jan 5, 2015

By Pavel BilichenkoInvestigating the original historical pedagogical experience in the activity of the distinguished enthusiasts of the world education development in period of 19th – beginning of the 20thcenturies is of great scientific interest for us.My research...
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