Paul Goalen
Position/Status
University Senior Lecturer
Academic Groups
Education, Equality and Development
E-mail Address
pspg2@cam.ac.uk
Qualifications
- MA Cambridge
- MEd Sheffield
Recognition
- Historical Association
- Early Years Primary PGCE Examiner
Profile
Paul worked as a teacher in comprehensive schools in Bristol, Sheffield and Chesterfield for fourteen years before returning to Cambridge where he had been an undergraduate. There, in 1988 he become Head of History and Director of Studies in History at Homerton College where he remained until 2001 and the successful absorption of the academic staff of Homerton into the new enlarged Faculty of Education. Up until 2001, Paul’s research had focused on contemporary issues in our school system, but since resigning his membership of Homerton College in 2001, Paul’s research has been in history: he is currently working on education and development in British Colonial Africa. In addition to his academic output, Paul has written at length on some of the implications and matters arising from his research in the form of novels and songs.
Research
Interests
- History Through Drama
- Pupils’ Perceptions of History and Citizenship
- Race, Education and Government in twentieth century Palestine and Iraq
- Early Colonial History in Africa: Government and Citizenship
- Education and Development in British Colonial Africa
Research Students
Paul would be interested to hear from potential research students who would like to work in the area of education, citizenship and development in the British Colonial Empire.
Recent Research Projects
Education and Development in British Africa in the context of the Colonial Development and Welfare Acts.
Education and Development in British Colonial Africa, 1918-1939.
Teaching
Topics and Courses
- History Tripos: Modern Japan, China, and the Middle East
- Education Tripos: Modern India and Africa
- PGCE Early Years and Primary: History Methods and Partnership Tutor
- MPhil: Politics Development and Democratic Education: Empire and Development
Selected Publications
Goalen, P. (In preparation) "Vocational Agricultural Education and Development Policy, 1918-1939".
Goalen, P. (In preparation) "Elementary Schools and Agricultural Education in East and Central Africa, 1918-1939".
Goalen, P. (Forthcoming) "Empire and Social Policy: The Case of Health and Education in Sudan, 1899-1905".Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in History and Archaeology.
Goalen, P. (Forthcoming) "The Debate on British Imperial Policy in Uganda, 1890-1894". Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in History and Archaeology.
Goalen, P. (Forthcoming) "Population Decline and Economic Growth: The Case of Uganda, 1899-1914". Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in History and Archaeology.
Goalen, P. (Forthcoming) "Jameson and the Matabele War of 1893". Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in History and Archaeology.
Goalen, P. (2004) "Macdonald's Black Letter". Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in History and Archaeology. V.1, n.2.
Goalen, P. (2004) "Churchill and the Middle East Department". Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in History and Archaeology v.1, n.1, p. 101-112, 2004.
Goalen, P. (2001) "The Drama of History". International Journal of Historical Learning Teaching and Research.
Goalen, P. (1998) "The history curriculum and national identity". Curriculum v.19, n.1.</