Major Works Books

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1. Landmarks in the History of Physical Education

   By P C McIntosh

   Originally published in 1957,the first part of this volume examines physical education in classical Greece and Imperial Rome during the first and second centuries A.D. and in Italy and England during the Renaissance. Each of these periods witnessed remarkable developments in the practice and theory...

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
2. Society and Education in England Since 1800

   Edited by P W Musgrave

   Series: Routledge Library Editions

   Originally published 1968, the book examines the ways in which the definitions of education held by different groups with power have changed since 1800 and traces which social institutions exercised the preponderant influence on the growth of the English educational system during the seminal...

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
3. The Changing Curriculum

   By History of Education Society

   This was originally published in 1971.Recent years have seen a renewal of interest in the field of curriculum development. Until now, however, relatively little account has been taken of the historical aspects of curriculum change. Topics covered include: The relationship between Renaissance...

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Schools of Medieval England

   By A F Leach

   Originally published 1915. This reprints the edition of 1969. When originally published this volume was the first history of English schools before the Reformation, reckoned from the accession of Edward VI. ...

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
5. Mediaeval Education and the Reformation

   By John Lawson

   Originally published in 1967, this volume provides an account of the early development of English education. The schools and universities of the mediaeval period arose to meet the social needs of that time. The book charts developments up to the sixteenth century when the Reformation brought...

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
6. Objectives and Perspectives in Education

   Studies in Educational Theory 1955-1970

   By Ben Morris

   Originally published in 1972, the emphasis of this book is on psychological and cultural understanding of education, in terms of persons and relationships, rather than processes. The book: Deals with issues of continuing relevance for educational thought and practice, such as the education and...

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
7. Offspring of the Vic

   A History of Morley College

   By Denis Richards

   Originally published in 1958.The history of Morley College provides an illuminating case-history of the growth and spread of adult education in the second half of the nineteenth and early years of the twentieth centuries. Morley College is unique in that it was one of the first of such...

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
8. Education in Renaissance England

   Covering both formal and informal education, this volume examines Renaissance education in England and Italy, set within the relevant social, political and historical context....

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
9. Learning and Living 1790-1960

   A Study in the History of the English Adult Education Movement

   By J F C Harrison

   Originally published in 1961, the book charts the dynamics of successive phases of the adult education movement and shows the social origin and development of the ideas and attitudes of those involved with it....

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
10. The Education of the People

    A History of Primary Education in England and Wales in the Nineteenth Century

    By Mary Sturt

    Originally published in 1967.This book illustrates how, during the nineteenth century, the idea grew up that the provision of universal education was one of the functions of the state....

    Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge