Johannes Westberg
@dr-jwestberg.bsky.social
Professor in Theory and History of Education, Groningen, NL. Historian of education, Groningen/Örebro/Uppsala. Father of two.
A common cause for misunderstandings of 19th century education, is the 19th century use of terms such as "upper" and higher". It might give us the impression that such secondary schools were only for teenagers. As these cute boys from the Upper Secondary School in Kalmar indicate, that was not so
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A common cause for misunderstandings of 19th century education, is the 19th century use of terms such as "upper" and higher". It might give us the impression that such secondary schools were only for teenagers. As these cute boys from the Upper Secondary School in Kalmar indicate, that was not so
Fantastiska dating-tips från häftet "60 Kärleks-paragrafer för herrar, som vilja göra lycka hos damerna" (1876)
October 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Fantastiska dating-tips från häftet "60 Kärleks-paragrafer för herrar, som vilja göra lycka hos damerna" (1876)
En hel del i 1850-talets skolkritik går att känna igen även i dagens skolkritik:
October 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
En hel del i 1850-talets skolkritik går att känna igen även i dagens skolkritik:
October has been kind to the international #histed community! First, the publication of @fannyisensee.bsky.social monograph on the history of the graded school, and then Björn Norlin's book, The Swedish Missionary Society and Sámi Schooling.
October 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
October has been kind to the international #histed community! First, the publication of @fannyisensee.bsky.social monograph on the history of the graded school, and then Björn Norlin's book, The Swedish Missionary Society and Sámi Schooling.
Kulturkanon verkar annars ha inspirerats av Borges "Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge" och dess lista över djur:
September 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Kulturkanon verkar annars ha inspirerats av Borges "Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge" och dess lista över djur:
Är ni sugna på att läsa en populärhistorisk bok om grundläggande historiska processer skriven av en verklig expert? Läs @saraback.bsky.social nya bok Kvinnoriket som verkligen lyckas förmedla så mycket av det vi vet om kvinnors historia inom rimliga 288 sidor!
August 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Är ni sugna på att läsa en populärhistorisk bok om grundläggande historiska processer skriven av en verklig expert? Läs @saraback.bsky.social nya bok Kvinnoriket som verkligen lyckas förmedla så mycket av det vi vet om kvinnors historia inom rimliga 288 sidor!
Why not take a break and read @tuva-s-nodeland.bsky.social just published book review of @susannahwright.bsky.social book "Youth and Peace in England, 1919–1969"? And check out our other books reviews: journals.ub.umu.se/index.php/nj...
June 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Why not take a break and read @tuva-s-nodeland.bsky.social just published book review of @susannahwright.bsky.social book "Youth and Peace in England, 1919–1969"? And check out our other books reviews: journals.ub.umu.se/index.php/nj...
Great new methodological paper by my colleague Annette Mülberger on children and voices! Available OA here: doi.org/10.1080/0030...
June 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Great new methodological paper by my colleague Annette Mülberger on children and voices! Available OA here: doi.org/10.1080/0030...
Matthew Arnolds kritik av privata skolor i England under 1800-talet framstår fortfarande som dagsaktuell.
May 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Matthew Arnolds kritik av privata skolor i England under 1800-talet framstår fortfarande som dagsaktuell.
Keynote 2 at the Nordic conference! @stephanieolsen.bsky.social !
May 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Keynote 2 at the Nordic conference! @stephanieolsen.bsky.social !
And first keynote: prof. Marcelo Caruso
May 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
And first keynote: prof. Marcelo Caruso
And the conference introduktion by @ringarp.bsky.social and @joakimlandahl.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
And the conference introduktion by @ringarp.bsky.social and @joakimlandahl.bsky.social
The Nordic history of education conference has started!
May 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The Nordic history of education conference has started!
Looking forward to next week's 9th Nordic HistEd conference in Stockholm, organized by @joakimlandahl.bsky.social and @ringarp.bsky.social ! Feat. keynotes by Marcelo Caruso and @stephanieolsen.bsky.social ! Program etc available here: www.su.se/department-o...
May 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Looking forward to next week's 9th Nordic HistEd conference in Stockholm, organized by @joakimlandahl.bsky.social and @ringarp.bsky.social ! Feat. keynotes by Marcelo Caruso and @stephanieolsen.bsky.social ! Program etc available here: www.su.se/department-o...
What do historians of education do when they do research? This is my attempt to discuss some of the main features of this research, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
March 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
What do historians of education do when they do research? This is my attempt to discuss some of the main features of this research, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
For a brand new overview of recently published research in history of education in the Nordics, see the new newsletter: utbildningshistoria.se/2025/03/11/u...
March 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
For a brand new overview of recently published research in history of education in the Nordics, see the new newsletter: utbildningshistoria.se/2025/03/11/u...
New issue of Nordic Journal of Educational History available OA at: journals.ub.umu.se/index.php/nj...
February 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New issue of Nordic Journal of Educational History available OA at: journals.ub.umu.se/index.php/nj...
Great to get a physical copy of (my soon to be former PhD student) @thisischelsea27.bsky.social PhD thesis! Looking forward to the defence on February 27 (which will include @adamlaats.bsky.social in the committee)!
February 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Great to get a physical copy of (my soon to be former PhD student) @thisischelsea27.bsky.social PhD thesis! Looking forward to the defence on February 27 (which will include @adamlaats.bsky.social in the committee)!
The program of this symposium on Gender and Education in Copenhagen April 10 looks great! (incl @kareneandreasen.bsky.social @mariasimonsen.bsky.social et al) www.arbejdermuseet.dk/arrangement/... #histed
February 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The program of this symposium on Gender and Education in Copenhagen April 10 looks great! (incl @kareneandreasen.bsky.social @mariasimonsen.bsky.social et al) www.arbejdermuseet.dk/arrangement/... #histed
Looking forward to this new #histed PhD at our research unit (under supervision of @johnexalto.bsky.social and Hilda Amsing), funded by the NWO:
January 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Looking forward to this new #histed PhD at our research unit (under supervision of @johnexalto.bsky.social and Hilda Amsing), funded by the NWO:
Detta är också en närbesläktad problematik.
January 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Detta är också en närbesläktad problematik.
Det är också viktigt för politiker att ha en historisk medvetenhet om att läs- och skrivkriser inte är något nytt, utan en tankefigur som cirkulerat i åtminstone 100 år, både i Europa och USA. Oftast har det varit föräldrarnas, lärarnas eller den progressiva pedagogikens fel.
January 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Det är också viktigt för politiker att ha en historisk medvetenhet om att läs- och skrivkriser inte är något nytt, utan en tankefigur som cirkulerat i åtminstone 100 år, både i Europa och USA. Oftast har det varit föräldrarnas, lärarnas eller den progressiva pedagogikens fel.
A bit colder in Northern Sweden.
December 28, 2024 at 8:04 PM
A bit colder in Northern Sweden.
Looking forward to talking about historical methods today with the Qualitative Research Group Groningen! qrgroningen.nl
November 20, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Looking forward to talking about historical methods today with the Qualitative Research Group Groningen! qrgroningen.nl