Combining Global and Local Narratives: A New Social History of the Expansion of Mass Education?

Combining Global and Local Narratives: A New Social History of the Expansion of Mass Education?

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 social and economic history of education. The history of school buildings in a comparative framework offered here illustrates how such appro...

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Published in:European education Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 206 - 214
Main Author: Westberg, Johannes
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 02-07-2020
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Subjects:
Economic Factors
Educational History
Global Approach
Interdisciplinary Approach
Mass Instruction
School Buildings
Social History
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Summary: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 social and economic history of education. The history of school buildings in a comparative framework offered here illustrates how such approaches also have important contributions to make to the study of international and cross-national phenomena. This article therefore makes a case for a social history turn in this field.
ISSN:1056-4934
1944-7086
1944-7086
DOI:10.1080/10564934.2020.1727750