Educational Devices: Debates and Endeavours within the Swiss Teachers’ Association SLV, 1950–1980

Authors

  • Jeannine Erb Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich
  • Michael Geiss Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36368/njedh.v10i1.308

Keywords:

teachers, educational history, audio-visual media, artifacts

Abstract

This article examines how and why elementary and lower secondary school teachers in Switzerland constructed audio-visual media as educational devices. The new technical solutions had to be interpreted and adapted so that they could be considered educational. The educational press and internal minutes of the Swiss Teachers’ Association SLV show the public discussions as well as internal conflicts. They allow conclusions to be drawn about the role of the teacher association in constructing educational media. They also show the part played by political and practical issues in the evaluation and development of educational media. The article ends with a conclusion that outlines the different ways in which Swiss elementary and lower secondary school teachers dealt with new teaching media.

Author Biographies

Jeannine Erb, Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich

Research Assistant at the Centre for Education and Digital Transformation

Michael Geiss, Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich

Professor for Education Studies and Head of the Centre for Education and Digital Transformation

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Published

2023-02-28

How to Cite

Erb, Jeannine, and Michael Geiss. 2023. “Educational Devices: Debates and Endeavours Within the Swiss Teachers’ Association SLV, 1950–1980”. Nordic Journal of Educational History 10 (1):3-26. https://doi.org/10.36368/njedh.v10i1.308.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2023 Jeannine Erb, Michael Geiss

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