Abstract
Johannes Westberg’s chapter addresses nineteenth and early twentieth century primary school teachers. Examining them as multifaceted actors of knowledge, this chapter examines the various roles in knowledge production and distribution that their training and social position enabled them to take. Using the concept of knowledge broker as a conceptual point of departure, I suggest a preliminary typology of four roles that teacher took as knowledge actors outside of the classroom: the teacher as (i) private lecturer and teacher; (ii) author, researcher and journalist, (iii) administrative assistant, and (iv) politician. Although these roles have remained neglected in contrast to teachers’ work in classrooms, this chapter provide further inspiration for studies examining the multiple roles of knowledge actors. Teachers were not the only profession to combine their main employment with that of author, researcher, administrator or politician.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Knowledge Actors |
Subtitle of host publication | Revisiting Agency in the History of Knowledge |
Editors | Johan Östling, David Larsson Heidenblad, Anna Nilsson Hammar |
Place of Publication | Lund |
Publisher | Nordic Academic Press |
Chapter | 2 |
Pages | 45-66 |
Number of pages | 22 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-91-89361-65-2 |
Publication status | Published - Jul-2023 |
Keywords
- history of education
- history of knowledge
- teachers