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History of Education Society (UK) Annual Conference 2010
The History of Education Society (UK) Annual Conference will take place between 26th and 28th November 2010. The conference will be held at Garden Halls, 19 - 26 Cartwright Gardens, London, WC1H 9EF. The conference theme is 'Citizenship, Religion and Education'. The provisional programme includes a presidential address by Joyce Goodman (University of Winchester, UK) and keynote papers by Thérèse Hamel (Université Laval, Quebec, Canada), Kevin Myers (University of Birmingham, UK) and Rebecca Rogers (Université Paris Descartes, France). (Book for this conference)
The place of citizenship and religion in education is complex and contested and the relationship between the two is open to debate. For example, citizenship has been associated with a particular set of moral values and behaviours as well as certain types of political participation and activity within different local, national and global arenas. Questions have also been raised about how far education for citizenship should be part of the remit of schools and other educational institutions. Similar discussions arise with regard to religion. Teaching about religion has often been perceived to be an important educational activity. Religious organisations have been significant providers of education throughout the world and religious beliefs have stimulated considerable educational activism. On the other hand, tensions between faith traditions and denominations have been fought out in educational arenas, arguably with the effect of hindering rather than advancing educational work. It has also been questioned whether religion should have any place in educational settings at all.
Proposals for papers and presentations that relate to this theme are welcomed and should connect to one of the sub-themes:
- Concepts and theories: citizenship, national identity, morality, character, spirituality, religion and faith, thinkers and theorists;
- Individuals and groups: educationists, organisations, pressure groups, networks, religious/faith communities, biographies and autobiographies;
- Educational institutions: private and public sectors, different phases (primary, secondary, further, higher), curriculum, activities, experiments, ethos, teachers, pupils;
- Community and society: families, neighbourhoods, informal education, educational spaces;
- Historiographical issues: methodological approaches and sources for studying religion, citizenship and education.
Proposals for papers (of around 250 words) are invited, to arrive not later than Saturday 4 September 2010.These should be sent as Microsoft Word email attachments to Dr Rob Freathy at r.j.k.freathy@ex.ac.uk. The proposal should be set out in the following way:
- Presenter family name, forename
- Title of paper
- Text of abstract (not exceeding 250 words)
There will also be a panel for postgraduate students. Papers for this will be accepted that do not necessarily address the conference theme. For further information about the postgraduate panel, please contact Sarah Winfield, Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DF UK. Email: sjw91@cam.ac.uk.
For further details regarding the conference pricing, please click here. Delegates are asked to make their own accommodation arrangements. There are many options, for example, the Imperial London Hotels Group http://www.imperialhotels.co.uk/ offers a range of hotels close to the main conference venue. We anticipate that the bar of the Royal National Hotel, the largest hotel in this group, will be an informal hub on the Friday and Saturday evenings. Please contact the conference organisers if you would like to discuss other hotel options. Lunches will be available at the Garden Halls on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Dining arrangements following a conference reception on the Friday evening will be a matter of choice, with opportunities for delegates to join one of several restaurant party groups. The conference dinner on Saturday 27th November is optional and will be held at Il Fornello, Southampton Row.
Further enquiries should be made to Dr Rob Freathy, Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter, Heavitree Rd, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK. Email: r.j.k.freathy@ex.ac.uk.
Amy Palmer: ISCHE prize for best paper by a new scholar
Amy Palmer from Froebel College (Roehampton University, UK) has won the Conference Paper Prize Award from the International Standing Conference for the History of Education for presenting the best paper by a new scholar at the 2009 conference in Utrecht.
The title of her paper was ‘Nursery schools for the few or the many: Childhood, Education and the State in mid-twentieth century England’. The paper sought to uncover the story behind policy changes in regard to Nursery Schooling in Britain from the First World War to the 1944 Education Act. Key sources used for her study included material held at the National Archives at Kew, at the London Metropolitan Archives and the records of the Nursery School Association held at the London School of Economics. For further information, please click here.
16th Annual Conference of the UK School Museums Group
Saturday 25th September at the British Schools Museum, Hitchin, Herts.
The British Schools at Hitchin are unique in England for the impressive survival and restoration of a Lancasterian schoolroom, a mid-Victorian galleried classroom, and the Jill Grey collection, a nationally important collection of school books and children's books. See: http://www.ukschoolmuseumsgroup.org.uk/ and www.hitchinbritishschools.org.uk.
Open Cambridge Weekend 10-12 September 2010
A weekend of free tours, talks and open access organised by the University of Cambridge.
Cambridge is home to some spectacular architecture, fantastic art collections and beautiful gardens. Taking place across the weekend of 10-12 September, Open Cambridge – part of Heritage Open Days – gives families, local residents and community groups the opportunity to visit properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission.
On Friday and Saturday, our pre-bookable tours cover topics such as the history, architecture, art and gardens of the University, College and city buildings, whilst College and University departmental libraries will open their doors, allowing you to explore exciting collections and manuscripts.
In particular, visitors may be interested in Cambridge University Library: exploring a powerhouse of knowledge, where you can take a tour of one of the world’s greatest research libraries. You could also look around Newnham College and learn about the history of this college that has been dedicated to excellence in women’s education since 1871.
For a chance to visit several Colleges in one day, you might want to take part in the Bridge the Gap charity walk which takes place on Sunday 12 September.
Event listings and bookings are available at: www.cam.ac.uk/opencambridge
Or contact the office for more information: T 01223 766766 / E opencam@admin.cam.ac.uk
New online community
A new online community space has recently been created for the History of Education Society (HES) through which you are able to contact other HES members, share files and discuss topics of interest to you. Click on the link below, 'sign up', log into your email account, open up the confirmation email and click onto the link to activate your account. Once you have signed up and logged into the site, the HES space will appear in the 'My Groups' section of your ‘My Stuff’ page. If you have any difficulties, please contact Sarah Winfield on sjw91@cam.ac.uk.
