Investigates the field of science to examine the neglect of its interrelationship with gender and how this weakness can be resolved. States it is vital to understand the methods and sources used in educational history when examining science and gender as an intellectual part of educational history. (KDR)

Discusses the early 19th century educational history of Irish charter schools from the students' perspective. Suggests that further student input be included in research for consensus sake. Notes differences in teaching and discipline applied for male and female students. Concludes student views stimulated a more carefully supervised,…

Emphasizes four points of entry that history provides for historical analysis: (1) doing of history as the capacity to explore origins and ideas; (2) history as a vehicle for social choices and alternative possibilities; (3) biography as a window to view social change; and (4) exploration of intersections between human aging and social structure.…