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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...