The book brings together a group of internationally-regarded scholars, who are doing important research on transnationalism and the social construction of gender, with particular reference to education environments such as schools and colleges. The book is therefore very much at the cutting-edge of theoretical and methodological advances in the history of education.
This book was originally published as a special issue of the History of Education.
Deirdre Raftery is a historian of education at University College Dublin, with special interest in female education in the long nineteenth century. She is currently completing her twelfth book, on women religious (nuns) and missionary education. She was editor of History of Education (Routledge) for five years, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Marie Clarke is a senior lecturer in the School of Education, University College Dublin. She researches and publishes in the areas of History of Education, Higher Education, Education Policy and Teacher Education.