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Title: Seeking a Social and Urban History of Education

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2011

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Abstract: British historian and philosopher R. G. Collingwood once suggested that biography should not be considered a branch of history, largely because he considered it preoccupied with matters of gossip-value rather than more important issues in the past. The biographer, he argued, begins from a standpoint of sympathy with a subject, rendering critical judgment difficultif not impossibleto achieve.1 If Collingwood was scornful of biography as a genre, we can scarcely imagine how he would describe autobiography, even an exercise as brief and professionally motivated as this. On this cautionary note I undertake the task of outlining the major steps in my own academic experience. While admittedly well-disposed to its subject, if not necessarily flattering, this account dwells on events and circumstances that have affected my development as a historian.

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Authors: Rury, John L.

Periodical (Full): Leaders in the Historical Study of American Education

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Volume: 3

Pages: 255-264

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education

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