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What is – The Ruths Watts Fellow?
Within our Executive Committee, the History of Education Society is supported by 3 individuals who have unique roles through the form of a paid Fellowship. These are the 'Peter Gosden Fellow', 'Richard Aldrich Fellow' and 'Ruth Watts Fellow'. However, what do these...
Event – Reflections on Digital Childhood and Future Wellbeing
We are very pleased to be promoting an upcoming event being organised by our Peter Gosden Fellow, Jennifer Crowdy. Please see below for details. Reflections on Digital Childhood and Future Wellbeing – Wednesday 14th of May at 4.30-7pm in The Stripe Auditorium...
What is – The Peter Gosden Fellow?
Within our Executive Committee, the History of Education Society is supported by 3 individuals who have unique roles through the form of a paid Fellowship. These are the 'Peter Gosden Fellow', 'Richard Aldrich Fellow' and 'Ruth Watts Fellow'. But what do these roles...
What is – The Richard Aldrich Fellow?
Within our Executive Committee, the History of Education Society is supported by 3 individuals who have unique roles through the form of a paid Fellowship. These are the 'Peter Gosden Fellow', 'Richard Aldrich Fellow' and 'Ruth Watts Fellow'. However, what do these...
Technical education in Bolivia 1825-1900: ideas, achievements and obstacles to development
By Pablo Alonso, Pedro Pablo Ortúñez and José L. Tangara The role that education has played in the economic growth process of countries is a very suggestive research topic that began to be investigated decades ago. The theory of human capital, which was established as...
Call for Expressions of Interest – Book Reviews Editor, History of Education
The Editorial Board of History of Education is seeking expressions of interest in the role of Book Reviews Editor. History of Education is a leading international journal which is listed in the Thomson Reuters Social Science Citations Index. The term of office will be...
Joyce Goodman
It is with great sadness that the History of Education Society received notice of Joyce Goodman’s death in January 2025. Joyce was well-known and respected by so many members of the Society. She served in a number of important leadership, editorial and administrative...
Was Samuel Wilderspin’s infant pedagogy grounded in theory?
By Dr Sarah Odhner Samuel Wilderspin’s nineteenth-century early childhood pedagogy is widely recognised to be of global significance. His manual, On the Importance of Educating the Infant Children of the Poor, was the first work to set out innovative methods for...