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H A L Fisher and the Education Act of 1918 – The One That Got Away
Jamie Trezise, University of Sussex When considering the educational reforms of the 20th century, it will most likely be the 1944 Education Act, pioneered by Rab Butler, that comes to mind, which introduced secondary education for all.[1] Or perhaps it might be the...
CFP: 2022 History of Education (UK) Annual Conference
History of Education (UK) Annual Conference 2022 Mercure Southgate Hotel, Exeter, Devon, Friday Nov 18th to Sun Nov 20th 2022 Histories of Education as Curation: Methods, Interpretations and Technologies in an Age of Global Upheaval The practice of history has always...
Classical Scholars and Classical Musicians
Alexander Jakobidze-Gitman, Witten/Herdecke University How did a musician and music historian like me become interested in the debates on classical education dating back more than a century? Like many other Russian humanities scholars, I realized only in my twenties...
Presidents’ Award: For a Distinguished Contribution to the History of Education
Background The History of Education Society, UK’s, principal aim is the furtherance of the field. An element of this is the promotion and celebration of the careers of scholars and those working in support of scholarship. The triennial Presidents’ Award seeks to...
Season 2 Episode 7: Differentials Fees for Overseas Students with Jodi Burkett
The half a million international students studying in the UK are heirs to a complex legacy of overseas students studying in Britain. From medieval scholars traveling between Oxford and Paris, medical students traveling to Edinburgh, Indian students coming over in the...
Season 2 Episode 6: Networks of Empire with Brianna Lafoon
An advertisement for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, where vocational and practical education techniques developed in the Philippines were showcased for US domestic educators. Today’s conversation picks up on the discussion of American imperial...
Season 2 Episode 5: Empire & Education in the Philippines with Funie Hsu and Malini Johar Schueller
In today's episode, I was lucky enough to speak with not one but two researchers! Both Funie Hsu and Malini Johar Schueller look at the role of race and racialisation in shaping education policy during the American occupation of the Philippines. Our discussion focuses...
Season 2 Episode 4: Holocaust Education in Britain with Daniel Adamson
In today’s episode, we continue our series on graduate student research with an interview with Daniel Adamson. We discuss Daniel’s research on how the British response to the Holocaust is represented in schools and museums, as well as how Daniel uses approaches from...