Education
Long Teaching Module: Women in the British Empire, 1800-2000
This module will help students explore the importance of women—both British women and women from British colonies—to the British Empire, as well as their importance in developing an understanding of Britain as an imperial power to a domestic audience at home.
Long Teaching Module: Women in the Early Modern World, 1500-1800
Talking about an “early modern world” allows us to investigate the interconnectedness of world cultures, as opposed to their isolation.
Florilegium Urbanum
Inspired by the medieval concept of a textual anthology illuminating specific topics, Florilegium Urbanum allows the user to explore more than 200 short sources and excerpts from longer texts dealing with medieval English towns.
Long Teaching Module: Children in Ancient China
The unprecedented interest in the child who assumed unique importance in the Han period was set into motion by a convergence of historically-specific conditions: (1) the establishment in the Qin dynasty (221-207 BCE) and the further development in Han times (206 BCE-220 CE) of a merit-based civil
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
The great advantage of this site is that primary sources have been assembled and categorized by a trained medievalist and active teacher, so that they are appropriate for a wide range of introductory history courses.
Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
The museum Yad Vashem is one of the foremost research centers for holocaust studies in the world.
Long Teaching Module: Educational Reform in Japan (19th c.)
Soon after overthrowing the Tokugawa government in 1868, the new Meiji leaders set out ambitiously to build a modern nation-state. Among the earliest and most radical of the Meiji reforms was a plan for a centralized, compulsory educational system, modeled after those in Europe and America.
Long Teaching Module: Education in the Middle East, 1200-2010
In recent years, westerners have been fascinated by the education of children in the Middle East, raising concern over whether or not schools teach extreme radicalism or anti-Americanism.
British Parliamentary Papers
Despite efforts to resist, by the end of the 19th century, almost all of the Middle East had fallen under the control of European powers. Whether in the form of a protectorate or colony, European powers made changes to the indigenous educational system that impacted children.
Long Teaching Module: New Zealand Childhoods (18th–20th c.)
This teaching module explores how colonization shaped the nature of childhood in New Zealand both among indigenous populations and those of European descent.