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The Spread of the Maria Montessori Method in Catalonia, 1914-1939
The History of Education Society welcomes a post by Bernat Sureda García and Francisca Comas Rubí from the History of Education Research Group (GEDHE) at the University of the Balearic Islands. The Maria Montessori educational method found a favourable setting for its...
Call for applications – History of Education Anniversary Small Grants
To mark its 50th anniversary year, the History of Education Society invites proposals for small grants to aid activities aimed at furthering research, engagement, dissemination and impact in the field. Funded to a maximum of £500 per individual or consortia this...
The Importance of Multicultural Education History
The History of Education Society welcomes a post by Joe Hopkinson. Joe is a Heritage Consortium PhD Candidate at The University of Huddersfield researching ‘The Experiences of Commonwealth Immigrants at School in the Industrial North, 1960-1980’. …
History of Education Society Brian Simon bursary 2018
The History of Education Society awards the Brian Simon bursary to a postgraduate student to fund attendance at ISCHE to enable them to present their research. The bursary will cover the costs of earlybird registration, (by June 10th) accommodation and travel from the...
The University at War 1914-25
The History of Education Society welcomes a post from Dr Tomás Irish, winner of the 2017 KEVIN BREHONY BOOK PRIZE (Best first book in History of Education) Writing in 1917, the president of the British Board of Education, H.A.L. Fisher, described the First World War...
History of Education Society Fellowships 2018
In 2018, the History of Education Society will fund two 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 activities concerned with...
Thinking Beyond the Impossible-new futures for secondary education
Last week I took part in a new venture at Putney High School GDST school in South London. With invited pupils from other local schools the event took staff and students off timetable for a day and offered a range of seminars by visiting speakers. We were asked to...
Civil Society, Race, and a Public Curriculum: Black Civic Organizations in the History of Education
My 2009 book, The National PTA, Race, and Civic Engagement, 1897-1970, was an opportunity to explore the relationship between civil society and education, an area I believe is overlooked in the history of education. By writing this book, I learned that the National...