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Puncta for Professors: The University of Bologna and its Fining System
Elena Rossi, Magdalen College, Oxford Ever fallen asleep in a boring class? Had a lecturer that always let their classes overrun? What if you could fine your lecturers for this audacious behaviour? It may sound crazy, but this was the reality for teachers in the early...
Season 2 Episode 9: The history of Knowledge with Tamson Pietsch and Joel Barnes (Replay)
While we take a summer break, we have some special episodes coming out. This week’s episode is a replay of an episode from last season. In today's episode, Bethany White speaks to Dr. Tamson Pietsch and Dr. Joel Barnes about their work on the connections - and...
Call for Post-graduate Student and Early Career Researcher Representative for History of Education Society UK
The History of Education Society UK invites applicants for the role of Post-graduate Student and Early Career Researcher Representative. The PGR/ECR Representative will have the opportunity to become a part of the vibrant History of Education community by organising...
International Education in Australia with Anna Kent
Continuing our exploration of international student experiences, this episode we move to the other side of the world and examine the experience of overseas students in Australia. Beginning in 1948, Australia offered a number of different scholarship programmes...
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...