Journal article
Transnational expertise, curriculum reform and psychological knowledge in 1930s Australia
J McLeod, K Wright
History of Education Review | Published : 2013
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine expert ideas about education for citizenship in 1930s Australia. Drawing on a larger study of adolescence and schooling during the middle decades of the twentieth century, the paper explores the role of international networks and US philanthropy in fostering the spread of new psychological and curriculum ideas that shaped citizenship education, and broader educational changes during the interwar period. A second purpose is to provide historical perspectives on contemporary concerns about the role of schooling in addressing social values and student wellbeing.Design/methodology/approach – The discussion is informed by approaches drawn from Fou..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The project on which the paper draws is a genealogical study of schooling and adolescence in Australia during the middle decades of the twentieth century, "Educating the Australian adolescent: an historical study of curriculum, counselling and citizenship, 1930s-1970s". The research is funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant 2009-2012; and Katie Wright is the recipient of an Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship (DP0987299). The principal researchers are Julie McLeod and Katie Wright, with research assistance from Sari Braithwaite, Sophie Rudolph and Amy McKernan. For further information, see the project web site: www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/eaa