ISCHE 46 – Lille

8 – 11 July 2025, Lille, France

Theme: Teachers and Teaching. History on the move.

Throughout history and in all levels and types of learning, teaching is at the core of the education process. ISCHE 46 will explore the history of teachers and teaching, from the earliest times through the early 21st century, in all its diversity. UNESCO defines teachers as all those who instruct others. Employing a broad definition of ‘instruct,’ ISCHE 46 will consider the histories not only of professional teachers in institutions from infant schools to universities, but also of trainers, families, tutors, youth associations, popular movements, self-instruction, and even non-human teachers such as other living beings and technological devices.

The conference theme Teachers and Teaching seeks to highlight actual and ideal roles of teachers and teaching in schools and in society. Their functions, importance, and status have evolved profoundly throughout history and continue to embody many contradictions. In the case of school teachers, they have been instruments of literacy, knowledge, and even emancipation. The very nature of teachers’ function – making particular kinds of knowledge available to others -– can also raise expectations and cause tensions with those responsible for educational policies.

First Announcement Call for Papers

Submission for ISCHE 46

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