
History of Education Society UK Podcast
The podcast from the History of Education Society UK features interviews, ideas, thought-provoking discussions, collaborations, and publications from across the field of the history of education and beyond.
History of Education Society UK Podcast
5_04 Jonathan Doney - Policies of Instrumentalization in English Religious Education
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Season 5
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Episode 4
In this episode Oliver Mumford is joined by Dr Jonathan Doney from the University of Exeter to discuss Dr Doney's book: Unearthing Policies of Instrumentalization in English Religious Education Using Statement Archaeology. The book was awarded the 2023 Kevin Brehony Prize by the History of Education. Dr Doney discusses the origins, purpose and method of his approach: statement archaeology. The episode explores the use of this approach through the examination of developments of English Religious Education policy from 1944 to the 1980s.