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Fully funded PhD scholarship
Opportunity: Fully funded PhD scholarship at Aalborg University connected with a research project on the historical impact of the OECD in education. For further information: http://www.stillinger.aau.dk/vis-stilling/?vacancy=852846
BERA launches new History SIG
The BERA Council has approved the introduction of a new special interest group in History. The History SIG will provide a base for historical research, theories, representations and methodologies in education. It is designed to serve a broad and diverse constituency,...
The Peter Gosden Fellowships 2016
For 2016, the History of Education Society has appointed not one, but two Peter Gosden Fellowships! The purpose of the Peter Gosden Fellowship scheme is to establish a higher public profile for the History of Education Society, its associated publications and...
What is YOUR story?
In a recent editorial in History of Education Researcher (May 2016), Rob Freathy and I examined the life of Lord Asa Briggs, focusing on his lesser known role as a code-breaker at Bletchley Park, and as a contributor to first ever edition of The History of Education....
Taking seriously what happens in the moment: rethinking the role of museums in the lives of young children
The grand room is dominated by a huge dining table. The dining table is laid with a full dinner service, covered with a glass dome so people cannot actually touch it. There are big windows, fireplace and portraits in this room. In the dining room, Izzy and Anna ran...
What should the new HES website look like?
The History of Education Society’s website is being revamped to celebrate the Society’s 50th birthday in 2017. How do you want it to look? As one of the Society’s Peter Gosden Fellows, I’m looking for ideas and suggestions from current and prospective members about...
Open Access Book Publishing? Some frequently asked questions
What is open access? Open Access (OA) is a simple idea, but it’s also one that challenges our established norms of scholarly communication. Peter Suber (2012), who directs the Harvard Open Access Project, defines OA as making “research literature available online...
It was not meant to be like this: The Great War and an English public school
One hundred years ago, in December 1915, Harry McKenzie resigned as Headmaster of Uppingham School. McKenzie was approaching his sixty-fourth birthday when the Great War began and, under the terms of his appointment, he had three more years to run. Now, however, the...