Hidden History Paper: The field of history, like the field of education, is open to new interpretations as cultures, voices, and scientific studies changes our understanding of the larger world. As such, there are historical areas of higher education that merit further exploration and engagement. As such, this assignment will ask you to propose an area of historical exploration that you feel would benefit existing dialogues about the history of the field. You may choose to think of areas such as personnel that worked on campus that may not have had their history explored or to focus on the role that certain courses played in the history of education. You could choose to focus on alumni populations that are understudied or look at products aimed at educators in history. Whatever your choice, you will write up a 10 page (excluding citations and cover pages) proposal arguing that this element is understudied in the canons of the history of higher education. In determininga topic of interest as a form of hidden history, you should cite as one source the text from this class, even if it is just to point out elements that this book ignored. The instructor will provide feedback and possible other sources for this final paper as part of a discussion topic. Papers will be evaluated on their persuasiveness of the topic of relevance, accurate grammar and structure, and their connection and awareness of current studies occurring in the field of historical examinations of education. I will be doing my paper on the topic of considerations of colonial education. My teacher have given some readings that could help support my topic such as:
McClellan, B. E. (1999). Moral education in America: Schools and the shaping of character from colonial times to the present. New York: Teachers College Press.
Stubblefield, H. W., & Keane, P. (1994). Adult Education in the American Experience from the Colonial Period to the Present. San Francisco:. Jossey-Bass Inc.
Articles:
Snyder, M. R. (2007). The Education of Indentured Servants in Colonial America. Journal of Technology Studies, 33(2), 65-72.
Postell, W. D. (1959). Medical education and medical schools in colonial America. History of American Medicine. New York: Publications, Inc, 48-54.
Vinovskis, M. A. (1987). Family and schooling in colonial and nineteenth-century America. Journal of Family History, 12(1-3), 19-37.
Owens, J. (2011). Enlightenment and education in eighteenth century America: A platform for further study in higher education and the colonial shift. Educational Studies, 47(6), 527-544.
Sadker, D., & Zittleman, K. (2007). Gender bias: From colonial America to todays classrooms. Multicultural education: Issues and perspectives, 135-169.
Robinson, W. S. (1952). Indian education and missions in colonial Virginia. The Journal of Southern History, 18(2), 152-168.