Purpose Through a case study of the decision making that led to the writer becoming a teacher educator, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to historiography by exploring the complex process of surfacing and interpreting memory. Design/methodology/approach The methodology draws on the concepts of autobiographical memory and reflexivity, together with documentary and archival sources including newspapers and secondary sources. Findings The outcome reveals that the process of memory is complex. It illustrates that allowing the participant a wide scope to work with pivotal memories, which may include those referring to material objects, may lead to unexpected and compelling explanations that have the power to change thinking in regards to related aspects of educational history. In this particular case, the findings reveal the long-term impact of boarding school experience. Originality/value The paper expands the way in which educational historians may think about undertaking interviews by illustrating the need for investment of time and close attention to all memories, some of which may at first seem to be irrelevant. Additionally, while a significant amount of research had been published on the long-term impact of boarding school experience on students in the UK, a little critical historical work has been undertaken in regards to the Australian experience – this paper offers a unique contribution to the undertaking of that project.

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幸运还是特权？处理记忆和反思

目的通过对导致作家成为教师教育者的决策的案例研究，本文的目的是通过探索表面化和解释记忆的复杂过程为史学做出贡献。设计/方法论/方法该方法论借鉴了自传性记忆和反身性的概念，以及文献和档案资源，包括报纸和次要资源。结果结果表明记忆过程是复杂的。它说明，允许参与者有广泛的范围来处理关键性的记忆，其中可能包括那些涉及实质性对象的关键性记忆，这可能会导致出乎意料和令人信服的解释，这些解释具有改变有关教育历史相关方面的思维的能力。在这种情况下 调查结果揭示了寄宿学校经历的长期影响。原创性/价值本文通过说明对时间的投入和对所有记忆的密切关注的需求，扩展了教育历史学家思考采访的方式，其中有些记忆起初似乎无关紧要。此外，尽管已发表了大量关于寄宿学校经历对英国学生的长期影响的研究，但有关澳大利亚经历的一些重要的历史性研究已经进行了。本文为该项目的承担。原创性/价值本文通过说明对时间的投入和对所有记忆的密切关注的需求，扩展了教育历史学家思考采访的方式，其中一些记忆乍一看似乎是无关紧要的。此外，尽管已发表了大量关于寄宿学校经历对英国学生的长期影响的研究，但有关澳大利亚经历的一些重要的历史性研究已经进行了。本文为该项目的承担。原创性/价值本文通过说明对时间的投入和对所有记忆的密切关注的需求，扩展了教育历史学家思考采访的方式，其中有些记忆起初似乎无关紧要。此外，尽管已发表了大量关于寄宿学校经历对英国学生的长期影响的研究，但有关澳大利亚经历的一些重要的历史性研究已经进行了。本文为该项目的承担。