Outputs (23)

Freedom, Democracy and Self-Government: The Progressive Case of J.H. Simpson (2024)
Journal Article
Howlett, J. (in press). Freedom, Democracy and Self-Government: The Progressive Case of J.H. Simpson. History of Education, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760x.2023.2220309

This paper has as its focus the life and thinking of the educational theorist and schoolmaster J. H. Simpson (1883–1959), who was not only a reforming teacher at Rugby School but was also the first headmaster of the progressive Rendcomb College. His... Read More about Freedom, Democracy and Self-Government: The Progressive Case of J.H. Simpson.

Playing the Game: Selected Poems of Henry Newbolt (2023)
Book
Howlett, J. (2023). Playing the Game: Selected Poems of Henry Newbolt. Liverpool University Press

Two of Henry Newbolt’s poems, ‘Vitaï Lampada’ and ‘Drake’s Drum’, became staples of poetry anthologies and were able to be recited by every school-boy. His poetry was also deeply significant in constructing ideas around late Victorian/Edwardian imper... Read More about Playing the Game: Selected Poems of Henry Newbolt.

Freedom, differentialism and the partnership method: the progressive education of Norman MacMunn (2023)
Journal Article
Howlett, J. (2023). Freedom, differentialism and the partnership method: the progressive education of Norman MacMunn. History of Education, 52(1), 56-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2022.2065538

This article has as its focus the life and thinking of the practitioner and theorist Norman MacMunn (1877–1925), whose experimental work in a number of schools outlined a new conception of freedom and one that drew initially upon the thinking and pra... Read More about Freedom, differentialism and the partnership method: the progressive education of Norman MacMunn.

Histories of everyday life: the making of popular social history in Britain, 1918-1979 (2022)
Journal Article
Howlett, J. (2023). Histories of everyday life: the making of popular social history in Britain, 1918-1979. History of Education, 52(1), 139-141. https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2022.2070287

This splendidly written and meticulously researched book is an attempt to trace the rise and fall of popular social history in Britain, the most important manifestation of which was the ‘history (or histories) of everyday life’. Whilst such approache... Read More about Histories of everyday life: the making of popular social history in Britain, 1918-1979.

Harriet Finlay-Johnson (1871–1956): The Drama of Education (2021)
Book Chapter
Howlett, J. (2021). Harriet Finlay-Johnson (1871–1956): The Drama of Education. In British Pioneers in Arts Education: Unfolding creativity from 1890-1950. Palgrave-Macmillan

Harriet Finlay-Johnson (1871–1956) was a teacher whose work in Sompting School was recounted in her book The Dramatic Method of Teaching (1911). The chapter explores her teaching methods which sought to incorporate drama and dramatisation into a rang... Read More about Harriet Finlay-Johnson (1871–1956): The Drama of Education.

Introduction: Themes in Arts Education, 1890–1950 (2021)
Book Chapter
Howlett, J., & Palmer, A. (2021). Introduction: Themes in Arts Education, 1890–1950. In J. Howlett (Ed.), Unfolding Creativity (1-29). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75738-0_1

The introduction presents an overview of the history of arts education in English schools from 1890 to 1950. It explains and justifies the choice of exploring this further through the biographies of nine pioneers from the areas of music, drama and th... Read More about Introduction: Themes in Arts Education, 1890–1950.

Conclusion: Arts Education Today (2021)
Book Chapter
Howlett, J., & Palmer, A. (2021). Conclusion: Arts Education Today. In J. Howlett (Ed.), Unfolding Creativity (235-252). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75738-0_11

The conclusion recounts the history of arts education from 1950 to the current day. It looks at recent developments in arts education and the perceived crisis facing the subjects in English schools. It revisits the themes of progressive education, id... Read More about Conclusion: Arts Education Today.

Henry Caldwell Cook (1886-1939): Play, Performance and the Perse (2021)
Book Chapter
Howlett, J. (2021). Henry Caldwell Cook (1886-1939): Play, Performance and the Perse. In Unfolding Creativity: British Pioneers in Arts Education from 1890 to 1950 (147–166). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75738-0_7

Friedrich Froebel. A Critical Introduction to Key Themes and DebatesTinaBruceBloomsbury Academic, 2021, 184 pp., ISBN: 978‐1474250429, £22.99 (paperback). (2021)
Journal Article
Howlett, J. (2021). Friedrich Froebel. A Critical Introduction to Key Themes and DebatesTinaBruceBloomsbury Academic, 2021, 184 pp., ISBN: 978‐1474250429, £22.99 (paperback). Curriculum Journal, 32(4), 758-759. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.111

The spiritual life and educational philosophy of Lord Lytton (2021)
Journal Article
Howlett. (2021). The spiritual life and educational philosophy of Lord Lytton. History of Education, 802-819. https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760x.2021.1889694

This article addresses the life and educational thinking of Victor Lytton, second Earl of Lytton, who not only involved himself in a wide number of social causes but was instrumental in contributing to the development of progressive education in the... Read More about The spiritual life and educational philosophy of Lord Lytton.