A cultural history of education Volume 6 In the modern age / edited Judith Harford and Tom O'Donoghue

A Cultural History of Education in the Modern Age presents essays that examine the following key themes of the period: church, religion and morality; knowledge, media and communications; children and childhood; family, community and sociability; learners and learning; teachers and teaching; literacies; and life histories. The twentieth century brought profound and far-reaching changes to education systems globally in response to significant social, economic, and political transformation. This volume draws together work from leading historians of education to present a tapestry of seminal and enduring themes that characterize the many educational developments since 1920. An essential resource for researchers, scholars, and students in history, literature, culture, and education. "A Cultural History of Education is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of education from ancient times to the present day. With six illustrated volumes covering 2800 years of human history, this is the definitive reference work on the subject, comprising: 1. A Cultural History of Education in Antiquity (500 BC - 500 AD) 2. A Cultural History of Education in the Medieval Age (500 - 1450) 3. A Cultural History of Education in the Renaissance (1450 - 1650) 4. A Cultural History of Education in the Age of Enlightenment (1650 - 1800) 5. A Cultural History of Education in the Age of Empire (1800 - 1920) 6. A Cultural History of Education in the Modern Age (1920 - present) Each volume adopts the same thematic structure, covering: church, religion and morality; knowledge, media and communications; children and childhood; family, community and sociability; learners and learning; teachers and teaching; literacies; life-histories. This enables readers to trace one theme throughout history, as well as providing them with a thorough overview of each individual period" The twentieth century brought profound and far-reaching changes to education systems globally in response to significant social, economic, and political transformation. This volume draws together work from leading historians of education to present a tapestry of seminal and enduring themes that characterize the many educational developments since 1920. An essential resource for researchers, scholars, and students in history, literature, culture, and education, A Cultural History of Education in the Modern Age presents essays that examine the following key themes of the period: church, religion and morality; knowledge, media and communications; children and childhood; family, community and sociability; learners and learning; teachers and teaching; literacies; and life histories. Contents 6 List of Figures 8 General Editor’s Preface • Gary Mcculloch 10 Introduction: Education in the Twentieth Century • Tom O’Donoghue and Judith Harford 14 1 Church, Religion, and Morality • Rosa Bruno-Jofré 26 2 Knowledge, Media, and Communication • Daniel Tröhler 48 3 Children and Childhoods: Childhood in Contemporary World History • Peter N. Stearns 70 4 Family, Community, and Sociability: 1920–Present • Helen Proctor and Heather Weaver 94 5 Learners and Learning • Gary McCulloch 112 6 Teachers and Teaching • Philip Gardner 132 7 Literacies • Jeffery D. Nokes, Roni Jo Draper, and Amy Petersen Jensen 152 8 Life Histories • D.G. Mulcahy and D.E. Mulcahy 174 Notes 195 Bibliography 211 List of Contributors 244 Index 247 "'A Cultural History of Education' is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of education from ancient times to the present day. With six illustrated volumes covering 2800 years of human history, this is the definitive reference work on the subject. Each volume adopts the same thematic structure, covering: church, religion and morality; knowledge, media and communications; children and childhood; family, community and sociability; learners and learning; teachers and teaching; literacies; life-histories. This enables readers to trace one theme throughout history, as well as providing them with a thorough overview of each individual period"-- Provided by publisher