Resumen de The History of Education Society: its prehistory, foundation and early years
For many years, personal experience has been recognized as a valid foundation for wider historical understanding. As someone involved in the History of Education Society at its inception, my intention here is to trace the historical context in which sorne teacher-training colleges offering two-year courses of training developed to a position where a few could offer postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) courses and more of them BEd degrees. That achieved, they became able to work in partnership with universities and this was the basis on which the History of Education Society was formed. The paper goes on to describe how the Society began to establish itself in the broad field of historical studies.
