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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. The Evolution of the Nursery-Infant School

    A History of Infant Education in Britiain, 1800-1970

    By Nanette Whitbread

    Originally published in 1972.This book considers the actual development of infant schools and education in Britain against the background of industrialization and social change, making clear how this development was influenced by the ideas of particular theorists from both the Continent and England....

    Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge

  7. The Evolution of the Comprehensive School

    1926-1972

    By David Rubinstein, Brian Simon

    Originally published 1969. This reprints the second edition of 1973, with updated reading list and bibliography.This volume sets the movement towards comprehensive education against its historical background and discuss the main reasons for the decision to establish a national comprehensive system....

    Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge

  8. The Concept of Popular Education

    By Harold Silver

    Originally published 1965. This reprints the 1977 edition which included a new introduction. From the starting point of "popular" charity education, the book traces the dynamic of ideological and social change from the 1790s to the 1830s in terms of attitudes to education and analyzes the range of...

    Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge

  9. The Teaching of English in Schools

    1900-1970

    By David Shayer

    Originally published in 1972. 1900-1970 saw extensive changes in the teaching of English in schools. The volume studies English instruction as it developed at junior and secondary level over this period. Using textbooks, method books, Board and Ministry Reports and other contemporary opinion, the...

    Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge

  10. International Perspectives on Veteran Teachers

    Edited by Miriam Ben-Peretz, Gary McCulloch

    What is a veteran teacher, and how do veteran teachers contribute to schools and education? This international volume contributes to our understanding of veteran teachers with new conceptual studies and empirical research from different countries around the world. It is explores what we mean by a ‘...

    Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge