25 episodes
History of Education Society UK Podcast History of Education Society UK
-
- History
-
-
5.0 • 1 Rating
-
The podcast from the History of Education Society UK features interviews, ideas, thought-provoking discussions, collaborations, and publications from across the field of the history of education and beyond.
-
5_02 Anne Swift - The National Education Museum
In this episode Oliver Mumford speaks with the Chair of Trustees at the National Education Museum, Anne Swift. Anne discusses the ideas behind the Museum's foundation, its development, and future. The significance of a new national museum, dedicated to the history of education in England and Wales is considered along with its current relevance.Note: This episode was recorded before the 4th July UK General Election. Guest references to the 'present government' were made with regard to the prev...
-
5_01 Rosalind Crone - Illiterate Inmates: Educating Criminals in Nineteenth Century England
In this episode Professor Rosalind Crone of the Open University joins Oliver Mumford to discuss her book Illiterate Inmates: Educating Criminals in Nineteenth Century England. The book was awarded the 2023 Anne Bloomfield Prize by the History of Education Society UK, and examines the development, rise, and decline of prison education in England between 1800 and 1899. Discussing her research, Professor Crone reflects on the ideas, politics, and changes behind prison education, and some of its ...
-
4_01 Catherine Lee Legacies of Section 28
Professor Catherine Lee of Anglia Ruskin University in conversation with Syeda Ali about her research into Section of the Local Government Act which was passed in the UK in 1988. The law prohibited the 'promotion' of 'homosexuality' by local authorities in state schools and was the first anti gay-propaganda law. Lee reflects on her time as teacher during Section 28, and subsequently as a researcher and campaigner for LGBTQ+ teachers'.
-
3_04 Roland Wittje - Relocating Education in the History of Science and Technology
To accompany the 50th Anniversary special edition of the History of Education Journal, we spoke to some of the contributors. These podcasts focus on two of the themes in the journal:Geographical historiographies of education andThematic intersections with the history of education.Episode 4 - Intersections: Histories of Science and TechnologyIn this episode, Roland Wittje, Associate Professor in History of Science and Technology, IIT Madras illuminates his unique perspective on histories...
-
3_03 Laura Newman - Bodies of Knowledge: Historians, Health, and Education
To accompany the 50th Anniversary special edition of the History of Education Journal, we spoke to some of the contributors. These podcasts focus on two of the themes in the journal:Geographical historiographies of education andThematic intersections with the history of education.Episode 3 - Intersections: Histories of Medicine and HealthIn this episode, Laura Newman, Postdoctoral research associate at Kings College, University of London, engages the listener with a fascinating tour of ...
-
3_02 Johannes Westberg - Bright Nordic Lights, A revitalized interdisciplinary history of education in the massified higher education of the Nordics
To accompany the 50th Anniversary special edition of the History of Education Journal, we spoke to some of the contributors. These podcasts focus on two of the themes in the journal:Geographical historiographies of education andThematic intersections with the history of education.Episode 2- GeographyIn this episode, Johannes Westberg, Professor of Theory and History of Education at the University of Groningen, presents a lucid overview of the state of the field in the Nordics, to ...