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Conserving the American Man: Gender, Eugenics, and Education in the Civilian Conservation Corps
‘Schools? Education? Nerts! I’ve had enough! Teachers and professors? Take ‘em away!’[1] That was the recruitment pitch to young American men to join the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression. The CCC was a novel United States federal work...
Impressions and lessons from the research workshops of SWG ‘Observatory for the History of Education’
ISCHE 42 Online Conference 14–25 June 2021 Standing Working Groups (SWG) are a special feature of the International Standing Conference for the History of Education (ISCHE). Small, focused research groups, they bring together scholars from across the globe for two...
Call for Papers: Special feature for Institute of Education 120th Anniversary
Edited by Hugh Starkey and Li Wei For publication autumn/winter 2022/23 Expressions of interest accepted until: 31 October 2021 DEADLINE for draft papers: 28 February 2022 Background: UCL Institute of Education (IOE) is the direct descendant of the London Day Training...
Call for Papers
present New Perspectives on New Challenges A virtual event to be held on: Saturday 16th October 2021 The past eighteen months has presented a unique set of challenges for those engaged in post-graduate research. For many, the challenge of researching and studying...
Including invasion: Challenging 200 years of national narratives in the Australian Curriculum
Danielle Hradsky is a PhD candidate at Monash University, Australia, living and working on the unceded lands of the Bunurong and Woiwurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations. She is exploring professional learning which engages teachers with the complexities of teaching...
The impact of Sir Thomas Muir (1844–1934) on education in the Cape Colony
This blog post was written by Peter Elliott. Peter Elliott is a great-grandson of Sir Thomas Muir. He grew up in South Africa, attended the University of Cambridge and pursued a legal career in England. In retirement, he has published three Southern African-related...
History of Education Society: Fellowships 2022
Introduction In 2022, the History of Education Society will fund THREE Fellowships, the purpose of the Fellowship schemes is to establish a higher public profile for the History of Education Society, its associated publications and conferences, and other...
Call for Proposals: History of Education (US) Society 2021 Annual Meeting
The Program Committee for the 2021 Annual Meeting of the History of Education Society invites proposals on all topics related to the history of education. We invite proposals for individual papers, complete paper sessions, panel discussions, or workshops. Proposals...