Beskrivelse
What can we learn about global education from historical studies? In may sound like a simple question. On reflection, however,the question raises fundamental ontological, methodological, and empirical issues. In this lecture, I venture to unpack these issues
using examples from the history of international organisations like UNESCO and the OECD. Starting from Bourdieu's argument
that every social object must be understood as a historical one and that it is imperative to historicize the research object in question
to achieve understanding, I argue that historical research can contribute with valuable insights to contemporary education
research. Harvesting these insights, however, does require meticulous reflections in terms of theory, sources, methodological
approaches. Drawing on examples of possible paths to pursue, I argue that history of education can provide; 1) increased
awareness of the precursors of contemporary programmes and developments in education; 2) knowledge about trajectories and
path dependencies, which often define new spaces of opportunities; and 3) a focus on continuities and ruptures as an analytical
lens.
| Periode | 5 apr. 2022 |
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| Begivenhedstitel | Summer School in European Education Studies |
| Begivenhedstype | Kursus |
| Placering | Leuven, BelgienVis på kort |
| Grad af anerkendelse | International |