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Dorothy Lynette Kass – History of Education, 2024
Design, manufacture and supply of school furniture in the Australian state of New South Wales following the Second World War occurred in a context of population growth and new ideologies of teaching and learning. This article addresses the particular situation in New South Wales, where administration of schooling remained highly centralised. The…
Descriptors: School Space, Furniture, Foreign Countries, Educational History
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Jo-Anne Reid – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2024
One of the Editors' 2022 "Challenges to the Field" was: "What is the story this government wants us to tell our children?" "What is education for?" Continuing this conversation leads to a related question: What can be learnt from reviewing the history of schooling in Australia in this light? I argue here that the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Colonialism, Modern History
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Mei-fen Kuo – History of Education Review, 2024
Purpose: This article explores the overlooked experiences of Chinese students in Australia from the White Australia Policy era to the post-war period. It argues that the emerging post-war transitional generation faced racial discrimination and geopolitical challenges, leading to the establishment of student societies and collaborations with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Asians, Chinese