Contributions to the History of Education: Volume 5
Cambridge University Press, 9/12/2013
EAN 9781107622326, ISBN10: 1107622328
Paperback, 378 pages, 20.3 x 12.7 x 2.1 cm
Language: English
Originally published in 1921 as part of the Contributions to the History of Education series, this book details the major developments in English education between 1789 and 1918, including the rise of humanism, the changing role of education for working-class adults, and the growth of female education. This book will be of value to anyone interested in this period of great change in the educational sphere.
Preface
Contents
Table of dates
1. The dawn
2. Classical humanism
3. The revival in the public schools
4. New types of education
5. The scientific movement
6. First state intervention
the royal commissions
7. The age of the prophets
8. The work of individual endeavour
9. The reform of female education
10. Popular and technical education
11. Education in Wales
12. The modern state system
13. Changes in curriculum and methods
Index.