H-Education

H-Net's Network for the history of education

H-Education seeks to link participants with shared interests in the history of education, broadly defined as a recognized field covering both formal and informal institutions and processes regarding teaching and learning. We anticipate that our audience will consist of university professors, independent scholars, educators, and graduate students, from diverse fields of study.

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James Axtell

Rick Mikulski •09/03/2023 Discussion

Hi All,

I'm sorry to share with the community that historian James Axtell passed away on Aug. 29, 2023. 
Included here is his obituary. In addition to his standing as an expert in colonial American History, Ethnohistory, and Native American History, Axtell began and concluded his career as a Historian of Education. His history of education works include:

  • The Educational Writings of John Locke: A Critical Edition. Cambridge University Press (1968)
  • The School upon a Hill: Education and Society in Colonial New England. Yale University Press (1976)
  • The Pleasures of Academe: A
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History of Education Research in Current Periodicals (#272)

Rick Mikulski •08/25/2023 Discussion

EDUCATION HISTORY ARTICLES in CURRENT PERIODICALS (#272) Below is a list of recent (August 2023) publications relating to the History of Education. As always, we focus on studies relating to the History of Education (“the history of instruction”) rather than History Education (“the instruction of History”). The list is not exhaustive, and H-Education subscribers are encouraged to contact editorial-education@mail.h-net.org with works to include. Efforts are made to exclude articles & reviews included in previous digests. An archive of previous bibliographies can be found here: https://go.wm.edu

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H-Education Resources

Rick Mikulski •08/05/2023 Discussion

Hi All,

After the recent move to the new H-Net platform, a few of the old links aren't working. While that is being corrected, I wanted to share direct links to the old resources pages -- they still exist, but are temporarily hidden.

[Archive] History of Education Research in Current Periodicals

H-Education Bibliography, 1997-2017

History of Education Podcasts

History of Education Journals, Periodicals, and Series

Library of Congress subject headings and call numbers, History of Education

History of Education Syllabi

Library guides relating to the History of Education

Gradua

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History of Education Research in Current Periodicals (#271)

Rick Mikulski •07/18/2023 Discussion

EDUCATION HISTORY ARTICLES in CURRENT PERIODICALS (#271) Below is a list of recent (July 2023) publications relating to the History of Education. As always, we focus on studies relating to the History of Education (“the history of instruction”) rather than History Education (“the instruction of History”). The list is not exhaustive, and H-Education subscribers are encouraged to contact editorial-education@mail.h-net.org with works to include. Efforts are made to exclude articles & reviews included in previous digests. An archive of previous bibliographies can be found here: https://goo.gl

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