DATABASES
Informit
Informit is a database that specialises in Australian content. It claims to have the largest collection of journals, books, reports and videos and it seeks to publish diverse voices, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led research. This database is a great resource for research on the humanities, social sciences and culture and can be accessed via the State Library’s of Victoria’s list of free databases as long as you sign up for a free access membership with the library online.
Trove
Trove is a database that focuses on collections from Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and archives. It provides access to many digital collections and helps researchers to locate print texts in libraries around Australia. It is free and available to everyone making it an invaluable source of information.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Triolo, R. (2023). Beyond three Rs: The seven civic and citizenship ideals of state schooling in Victoria, 1872-1910. Victorian Historical Journal, 94(1), 177-200.
https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.179591856203973
This article provides an overview of the social factors that influenced the creation of the state education system in Victoria. Triolo looks at the needs of immigrants and the growing desire for separation of church and state as key reasons for the formation of the state school system.
Hogan, I. (2023). From national schools to state schools in Victoria. Victorian Historical Journal, 94(1), 37–56.
https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.178268915244641
Hogan contend that the state education system in Victoria actually had earlier origins than the commonly accepted belief that it was formed in 1872. Hogan looks at Common Schools as the true origin of the state education system in Victoria.
Spencer, R. (2023). Industrial schools in Victoria 1864-1872. Victorian Historical Journal, 94(1), 57–80.
https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.178287548215899
Spencer posits that Industrial schools were the first state operated schools in Victoria. These poorly managed schools featured in the royal commission of 1872 which subsequently led to the creation of the state school system in Victoria as we know it today.