L’histoire de l’école et de ce que l’on y apprend

Marie-Madeleine Compère, Philippe Savoie -The History of Schooling and What man Learn in It This review focuses on the way the French history of education tackles the school issue in its social and institutional aspect (schooling) as well as its cultural and educational aspect (teaching). While in the 60‚ s the history of education had gained scientific credibility linking educational phenomena to the general evolution of society, the last twenty years have been marked by the emergence of a new interest in school institutions which are culture and henceforth acknowledged for their specificity and relative autonomy.