Burke Chapter 2

The Annales Movement had two leaders, Lucien Febvre and Marc Bloch.  Both studied at the Ecole Normale Superieure.  Febvre was a scholar of 16th century history and Bloch was a scholar of medieval history, but both applied a similar social approach to their disciplines.  In 1929, they published a journal called "Annales d'histoire economique et sociale" which promoted dialogue and sharing ideas amongst historians.  Under the leadership of Febvre the Annales school became an institution.  Perhaps, one of the biggest achievements of Febvre and the Annales school was when he was called upon to help reform the French higher-education system in the 1940's.

Were there other schools in Europe and abroad that had a similar purpose?

Who else was involved in the reformation of the French Higher-Education system?