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Peeler, Eleanor – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
Biography is often construed as life story, life history or memoir. The author who narrates the life of another the biographer may skim the surface to relate the events that occurred during the subject's life or dig deeply to explore the social and political issues that shaped her/his development. The subject of this biography is a man who grasped…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biographies, Leaders, Educational History
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Theobald, Marjorie – History of Education, 2000
Explores the Julia Flynn affair that triggered a tumultuous episode in Australian education when in 1929, Flynn was demoted to her position of assistant chief inspector and not confirmed as the chief inspector. Explains that Flynn eventually was appointed as chief inspector in 1936 and served until 1942. (CMK)
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational History, Feminism, Foreign Countries