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Thyssen, Geert; Nawrotzki, Kristen; Paz, Ana Luísa; Pruneri, Fabio; Rogers, Rebecca – History of Education, 2023
This article presents a state of the art of the history of education in Western and Southern Europe by 'cutting together-apart' (Barad) 'knotting-s' (Ingold), in terms of both discipline formation and historiography across and beyond countries in these regions. It (dis)entangles national and regional particularities in terms of approaches, themes…
Descriptors: Educational History, Historiography, Trend Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Purwanta, Hieronymus – History of Education, 2018
This study aimed to analyse the text and context of history textbooks that established Dutch colonialism as a determinant factor in the New Order era and later. Two research questions were postulated: (1) Why was the discourse of colonisation maintained in textbooks after the proclamation of independence in 1945? (2) How was the colonial discourse…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Textbooks, History Instruction
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Bakker, Nelleke – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2021
This article explores the tensions between medical and pedagogical professionals involved with the classification and selection of pupils for the special day-schools for "feebleminded" children that were established from 1900 in the Netherlands to promote compulsory mass schooling's efficiency. These are set against the increasing…
Descriptors: Classification, Intelligence Tests, Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities
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Parlevliet, Sanne – History of Education, 2014
Historical fiction is a powerful way of transmitting national history to later generations. It emerged in the nineteenth century as a means of building identity and fostering solidarity. This article investigates Dutch historical novels for children. First, it explores the relation between educational ideas and historical novels for children,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Novels, History, History Instruction
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Braster, Sjaak – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2014
In the period 1919-1933 the experimental and community schools in Hamburg tried to put into practice a new model of schooling without a set curriculum that was based on providing a considerable amount of freedom for pupils and teachers. These experiences were introduced in the Netherlands by way of magazines published by the New Education…
Descriptors: Experimental Schools, Foreign Countries, Community Schools, Periodicals
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van Drenth, Annemieke – History of Education, 2005
This article examines how one of the first initiatives in what now is known as "special education" came into existence in the historical context of the Netherlands. It focuses on the first private and autonomous institution for mentally retarded pupils, the so-called "School for Idiots", established in 1855 in The Hague by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Educational History, Mental Disorders