English Popular Education 17801975 [Paperback]

An account of the development of education in England from the closing years of the eighteenth century.An account of the development of education in England from the closing years of the eighteenth century when an attempt was first made to provide an education for all children. The author looks in turn at the children being taught, the teachers who taught them, the methods they used, the curriculum, and the social and intellectual influences which affected them.An account of the development of education in England from the closing years of the eighteenth century when an attempt was first made to provide an education for all children. The author looks in turn at the children being taught, the teachers who taught them, the methods they used, the curriculum, and the social and intellectual influences which affected them.An account of the development of education in England from the closing years of the eighteenth century when an attempt was first made to provide an education for all children. The author looks in turn at the children being taught, the teachers who taught them, the methods they used, the curriculum, and the social and intellectual influences which affected them.Preface; 1. The intellectual and social climate of the nineteenth century; 2. Recurrent reasons for educational expansion in England; 3. The raw material; 4. The changing school: administrative and organizational changes, 18001939; 5. Changes in curricula and teaching methods; 6. The role and status of the teacher; 7. Secondary education; 8. Recent developments and their implications; 9. 19701975; Conclusion; Glossary; Further reading; Chronological table; Index.