Patents: A Neglected Source in the History of Education

Autor/in	Hamilton, David
Titel	Patents: A Neglected Source in the History of Education
Quelle	In: History of Education, 38 (2009) 2, S.303-310 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-760X
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Property; Educational History; Educational Practices; Educational Technology; Foreign Countries; Furniture; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geistiges Eigentum; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungspraxis; Unterrichtsmedien; Ausland; Möbel; Großbritannien
Abstract	Education is a technology, a production system whose elements comprise material, linguistic and conceptual inventions. This multi-dimensional sense of educational technology is useful whenever attempts are made to understand educational practice. To this end, my paper examines a small corner of the historical or technological record, "patents of invention", a set of sources that has seldom, if ever, been used in English-language histories of education. To evaluate this source, my attention focuses on the "abridgements", published between 1855 and 1930, where patent applications were grouped according to their use (e.g. as "furniture" or "stationery"); and the diversity of these records will be illustrated by reference to an invention--the school desk--that was prominent over the same period. (Contains 2 figures and 11 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10