The Raison d’être of the History of Education

The Raison d’être of the History of Education

Veranstalter
The History of Education Society, Denmark; The Danish University School of Education, Aarhus University
Veranstaltungsort
The Danish University School of Education, Tuborgvej 164, Copenhagen NV, DK
Ort
Kopenhagen
Land
Denmark
Vom - Bis
16.04.2008 - 17.04.2008
Deadline
01.04.2008
Website
Von
Jesper Eckhardt Larsen

In many European countries the historical and philosophical areas of research and education, i.e. the humanities as a whole, are under severe pressure to prove their relevance in the knowledge economy. Positions are either cut, or never opened. Educational research is asked to move in the direction of “what works” or “evidence based research” agendas. In this atmosphere the field of historical research in education is considered to be of negligible importance – or new demands on relevance are put forward in what can be considered a drift of epistemic criteria (Elzinga). It is not enough to do what you as a researcher find relevant – it is necessary to perform a political argumentation to prove this relevance in front of external bodies. In this situation opening an explicit discussion on the raison d’être of the history of education can be a first step in a productive dialogue between researchers and research politicians on the future politics of knowledge.

Secondly one should not forget the fruitfulness of international contacts and comparisons in any field. The more personal motivations driving research are sometimes highly inspiring for peers. The debate on relevance or reason of existence is also part of the self-understandings of researchers and the dynamics of individual research lives. The objective of this symposium is therefore to bring internal criteria of relevance to the fore, and combine them with external criteria of relevance to inspire and stimulate not only research but also research policy.

Programm

Venue: The Danish University School of Education,
Aarhus University, Copenhagen Campus, Denmark
Tuborgvej 164 – by the S-train station: Emdrup
Room D174

Programme:

Wednesday April 16th 2008

9.00 – 9.15 Welcome address by the Dean of the Danish University School of Education, Aarhus University – Professor Lars Qvortrup

9.15 – 9.30 Welcome address by the President of The Society of History of Education Denmark,
Museum director, Ph.D. Keld Grinder-Hansen

9.30 – 10.45 Professor Gary McCulloch, Institute of Education, London University, Past President of the History of Education Society (UK)
The Changing Rationales of the History of Education: history, education, and social science

Coffee break

11.15 – 12.30 Professor Barry M. Franklin, Utah State University
Educational History as Policy Research: The view from the United States

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 14.45 Professor Daniel Lindmark, Umeå University
The History of Education: its relevance for didactical concerns

Coffee break

15.15 – 16.30 Post doc, Ph.D. Jesper Eckhardt Larsen, The Danish University School of Education, Aarhus University
The Humanistic and Historical Approach in Educational Research: a policy of knowledge viewpoint

Thursday the 17th of April 2008

9.30 – 10.45 Researcher Dr. Fredrik Thue, Forum for University History, University of Oslo
The Relevance of University History for Political Practice

Coffee break

11.15 – 12.30 Senior Researcher Ph.D. Else Hansen, the National Danish Archives
The Uses and Misuses of University History

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 14.45 Professor Dr. Daniel Tröhler, Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich
The Loss of Utility, the Penalty of Marginalization, and the Lamenting of the Actors. Pathogenesis and Recovery of the History of Education

14.45 – 16.00 Lecturer Dr. Phil. Harry Haue, the University of Southern Denmark
History Matters: the gymnasium debates in Denmark

Kontakt

Jesper Eckhardt Larsen

The Danish University School of Education
Tuborgvej 164, 2400 Copenhagen NV, DK
+4551200110
+4588889708
jel@dpu.dk


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