Standing Working Groups

Standing Working Groups (SWG) are small, thematically organized research groups within ISCHE, designed to coordinate research and discussion on a set topic, guided by specific research goals, for a set period of time. SWGs are automatically granted two parallel session slots on the program of each ISCHE annual conference. Guidelines for the operations and establishment of Standing Working Groups are located in Section 7 of the ISCHE Byelaws.


The deadline for submitting work to any SWG is January 31, 2024.


Proposals must have a maximum of 500 words, excluding bibliography.


Please note that all proposals must be submitted through the congress' electronic system, selecting the respective SWG in the Abstracts area (click on Works - SW Group).


You can find more on any below-mentioned SWG here

Overview of Current Standing Working Groups

Public Histories of Education (2023 – 2028)

You can download the SWG call here

Convenors: Gianfranco Bandini (Italy), Sjaak Braster (The Netherlands), Francisca Comas Rubí (Spain), Karin Priem (Luxembourg), Sian Roberts (United Kingdom)


For additional information and to become involved, please contact the convenors:

Francísca Comas Rubí (Spain): [email protected]

Notre tout puissant Empire du milieu: histories of secondary education (2022 -2027)

You can download the SWG call here

Convenors: Luís Grosso Correia (Portugal), Felicitas Acosta (Argentina), Antonio Canales Serrano (Spain)


For additional information and to become involved, please contact the convenors:

Luís Grosso Correia(Portugal): [email protected]
Felicitas Acosta (Argentina): [email protected]
Antonio Canales Serrano (Spain): [email protected]

History of Knowledge in the History of Education (2022 – 2027)

You can download the SWG call here

Convenors: Jona Tomke Garz (Switzerland), Fanny Isensee, (Germany), Joakim Landahl (Sweden), Björn Lundberg (Sweden), Daniel Töpper (Germany)


For additional information and to become involved, please contact the convenors:

Jona Tomke Garz(Switzerland): [email protected]
Fanny Isensee (Germany): [email protected]
Joakim Landahl (Sweden): [email protected]
Björn Lundberg (Sweden): [email protected]
Daniel Töpper(Germany): [email protected]

Observatory for the History of Education (2019 – 2024)

You can download the SWG call here

Convenors: Thérèse Hamel (Canada), Lajos Somogyvári (Hungary), Marisa Bittar (Brazil)


For additional information and to become involved, please contact the convenors:

Therese Hamel (Canada): [email protected]
Lajos Somogyvári (Hungary): [email protected]
Marisa Bittar (Brazil): [email protected]