Elementary Schooling and the Working Classes, 1860-1918

Elementary Schooling and the Working Classes, 1860-1918
Author: J. S. Hurt
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2016-11-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1315442272

This study, first published in 1979, analyses the attitude of various income and occupational groups to elementary schools both before and after the introduction of compulsory school attendance. It also discusses the efforts made by voluntary organisations to provide school meals, as well as examining the quality of the meals themselves, before the enactment of remedial legislation in the early twentieth century. This title will be of interest to students of history and education.

The School Inspector

The School Inspector
Author: E.L. Edmonds
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2014-06-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136272623

First Published in 1998. This is Volume XX of twenty-eight in the Sociology of Education series. This book seeks to portray the growth of inspection in England, in a framework of its relations with teaching on the one hand, with administration on the other. It traces the history of inspection in the organisation of schools from its beginnings, examines the position of inspectors and the work of inspection, and identifies the difference between the functions of Her Majesty's Inspectors and those of the inspectors to a local education authority

Routledge Library Editions: Education 1800–1926

Routledge Library Editions: Education 1800–1926
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 3408
Release: 2022-07-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1315403013

This set of 14 volumes, originally published between 1932 and 1995, amalgamates several topics on the history of education between the years 1800 and 1926, including women and education, education and the working-class, and the history of universities in the United Kingdom. This set also includes titles that focus on key figures in education, such as Samuel Wilderspin, Georg Kerschensteiner and Edward Thring. This collection of books from some of the leading scholars in the field provides a comprehensive overview of the subject and will be of particular interest to students of history, education and those undertaking teaching qualifications.

Parliamentary Papers

Parliamentary Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
Total Pages: 790
Release: 1904
Genre: Bills, Legislative
ISBN: