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Adjusting Swedish gymnastics to the female nature: Discrepancies in the gendering of girls’ physical education in the mid-nineteenth century by Westberg, Johannes

“…During the nineteenth century, Swedish gymnastics became one of the main models of physical education in the Western world. The purpose of this article is to…”
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A conflicted political will to levy local taxes: inequality and local school politics in Sweden, 1840–1900 by Westberg, Johannes

“…Through an extensive study of 12 parishes in the Sundsvall region, this article, informed by studies in the economic history of education, examines changes and…”
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Girls’ Gymnastics in the Service of the Nation: Educationalisation, Gender and Swedish Gymnastics in the Mid-Nineteenth Century by Westberg, Johannes

“…In the nineteenth and early twentieth century, Swedish gymnastics won a large following across the world. Employing the concepts of educationalisation and…”
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Vad är utbildningshistoria? Ett forskningsfälts historia, framtid och relation till pedagogikämnet by Westberg, Johannes

“…What is the history of education? In this inaugural lecture, I present an overview of the development of this research field on the international as well as…”
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When Teachers Were Farmers: Teachers’ Allotted Farms and the Funding of Mass Schooling, 1838–1900 by Westberg, Johannes

“…What were teachers’ allotted farms, and what were they for? This study aims to answer these questions by examining these farms in nineteenth century Sweden,…”
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History of Schooling: Politics and Local Practice by Aubry, Carla, Ed, Westberg, Johannes, Ed

“…The relationship between education policy and local practices is at the core of research pertaining to the history of education. In this volume, the authors…”
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The Body Between the Protestant Souls and Nascent Nation-States: Physical Education as an Emerging School Subject in the Nineteenth Century by Tröhler, Daniel, Westberg, Johannes

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Bright Nordic Lights: a revitalised interdisciplinary history of education in the massified higher education of the Nordics by Westberg, Johannes

“…The history of education is, and can be, many things. In this article, I argue that the history of education in the Nordic countries is marked by three phases,…”
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Were there national school systems in the nineteenth century? The construction of a regionalised primary school system in Sweden by Westberg, Johannes

“…The nation-state remains fundamental to our understanding of nineteenth-century schooling, which is commonly referred to in terms of national school systems or…”
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A fragmentation of Dewey: Dewey in the political and educational reforms of China, 1910s-1920s by Zhou, Ying, Westberg, Johannes

“…Dewey's influence on Chinese education has been described as a prime example of the transfer of knowledge from the West to the East. This article investigates…”
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Review (English): Katharina Sass, Politics of Comprehensive School Reforms: Cleavages and Coalitions by Westberg, Johannes

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Neither Compulsory nor Public or National? Translating the Swedish Terminology of 19th-Century Primary Schools, Teachers, and Pupils by Westberg, Johannes

“…The 19th century saw the rise of mass schooling. School acts were published, increasing number of teachers were trained and hired, and children increasingly…”
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The transnational dissemination of the infant school to the periphery of Europe: the role of primary schools, religion, travels, and handbooks in the case of nineteenth-century Sweden by Westberg, Johannes

“…The infant school was a nineteenth-century innovation with British roots that quickly achieved an international reputation. This article contributes to the…”
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Designing preschools for an independent and social child: visions of preschool space in the Swedish welfare state by Westberg, Johannes

“…The physical environment in early childhood education and care is crucial. This paper examines the Swedish government's vision of preschool design in the…”
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Gender inequality and occupational segregation in white-collar jobs in the early “quiet revolution”: new evidence from the wages of Swedish teachers (c. 1890) by Cappelli, Gabriele, Westberg, Johannes

“…The relationship between gender inequality and occupational segregation is a fascinating puzzle. New microdata on all primary school teachers in Sweden in c…”
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Combining Global and Local Narratives: A New Social History of the Expansion of Mass Education? by Westberg, Johannes

“…This article discusses how an increased interest in the global, the international and the cross-national may be informed by the recently renewed focus upon the…”
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How did teachers make a living? The teacher occupation, livelihood diversification and the rise of mass schooling in nineteenth-century Sweden by Westberg, Johannes

“…Drawing inspiration from the new social history of livelihood, this article examines how rural nineteenth-century teachers made a living by engaging in…”
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What We Can Learn From Studying The Past: The Wonderful Usefulness of History in Educational Research by Westberg, Johannes

“…Why should educational researchers study the history of education? This article suggests that this research is of immediate relevance to current issues of…”
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A better use of the shoulders we stand on: meta-analyses in the history of education by Geiss, Michael, Westberg, Johannes

“…PurposeThis article argues that the potential of the vast amount of research, published each year in the history of education, remains untapped. Given the…”
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On older learners' naïveté: an examination of the emancipatory function of critical older adult education by Hachem, Hany, Westberg, Johannes

“…Many critical educational philosophies assume that learners are naïve and unable to critically read their social reality. Critical educational gerontology…”
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