Bob Bessant
Biographic Data
| ID | 759934 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bob Bessant |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bob |
| FAMILY NAME | Bessant |
| SIGNATURE | BESSANT B |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Experience of Patriotism and Propaganda for Children in Australian Elementary Schools before the Great War
In the decade before the Great War there was a conscious effort by leading British imperialists to bind the Empire together by propaganda centred on the slogan “For God, King and Country”. Imperial propaganda was aimed specifically at the school children of the Empire for they were seen as vital in the impending war against Germany. This article looks at how this propaganda affected the experiences of elementary school children in Australia, and …
British imperial propaganda and the republic
(1994). British imperial propaganda and the republic. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 18, No. 42, pp. 1-4
History, compassion and economic rationalism
(1992). History, compassion and economic rationalism. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 16, No. 33, pp. 8-11
Job prospects and the ‘clever country’ in two thousand and one
Progress' and Revision in the History of Education in the 1980s
Windows onto worlds
Schooling as Enlightened Reform: A Benign Look at Australian Education
Free, Compulsory, and Secular Education: The 1872 Education Act, Victoria, Australia(1)
(1) Revised and expanded version of a paper given as the presidential address to the Australian and New Zealand History of Education Society Conference which was held at St. Lucia, Brisbane, from August 20 to 23, 1981
Rural Schooling and the Rural Myth in Australia
Teachers in Conflict
Free, Compulsory, and Secular Education: The 1872 Education Act, Victoria, Australia(1)
(1) Revised and expanded version of a paper given as the presidential address to the Australian and New Zealand History of Education Society Conference which was held at St. Lucia, Brisbane, from August 20 to 23, 1981
Rural Schooling and the Rural Myth in Australia
The Experience of Patriotism and Propaganda for Children in Australian Elementary Schools before the Great War
In the decade before the Great War there was a conscious effort by leading British imperialists to bind the Empire together by propaganda centred on the slogan “For God, King and Country”. Imperial propaganda was aimed specifically at the school children of the Empire for they were seen as vital in the impending war against Germany. This article looks at how this propaganda affected the experiences of elementary school children in Australia, and …
British imperial propaganda and the republic
(1994). British imperial propaganda and the republic. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 18, No. 42, pp. 1-4
History, compassion and economic rationalism
(1992). History, compassion and economic rationalism. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 16, No. 33, pp. 8-11
Teachers in Conflict
Rural Schooling and the Rural Myth in Australia
Free, Compulsory, and Secular Education: The 1872 Education Act, Victoria, Australia(1)
(1) Revised and expanded version of a paper given as the presidential address to the Australian and New Zealand History of Education Society Conference which was held at St. Lucia, Brisbane, from August 20 to 23, 1981
Schooling as Enlightened Reform: A Benign Look at Australian Education
Windows onto worlds
Job prospects and the ‘clever country’ in two thousand and one
Progress' and Revision in the History of Education in the 1980s
History, compassion and economic rationalism
(1992). History, compassion and economic rationalism. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 16, No. 33, pp. 8-11
British imperial propaganda and the republic
(1994). British imperial propaganda and the republic. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 18, No. 42, pp. 1-4
The Experience of Patriotism and Propaganda for Children in Australian Elementary Schools before the Great War
In the decade before the Great War there was a conscious effort by leading British imperialists to bind the Empire together by propaganda centred on the slogan “For God, King and Country”. Imperial propaganda was aimed specifically at the school children of the Empire for they were seen as vital in the impending war against Germany. This article looks at how this propaganda affected the experiences of elementary school children in Australia, and …
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · History (6 works) · History (5 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Australian History and Society (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Economic history (2 works) · Education Systems and Policy (2 works)