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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827294903321

Autore

Findlay J. J (Joseph John), <1860-1940.>

Titolo

The children of England : a contribution to social history and to education / / J. J. Findlay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2012

ISBN

1-136-59050-1

1-283-53909-8

9786613851543

0-203-18123-9

1-136-59051-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions: education ; ; 97

Disciplina

370.942

Soggetti

Education - England - History

Education, Secondary - History

Children - England

Great Britain Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: London : Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1923.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE CHILDREN OF ENGLAND; Copyright; THE CHILDREN OF ENGLAND; Original Copyright; PREFACE; CONTENTS; CHAPTER I THE POINT OF VIEW; CHAPTER II SETTLEMENT AND SURPLUS; CHAPTER III THE CRAFTSMAN, THE DEALER, AND THE TRAVELLER; CHAPTER IV THE RULING CLASSES AND THE PROVISION OF SCHOOLING; CHAPTER V MERRIE ENGLAND; CHAPTER VI THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN ENGLAND; CHAPTER VII TRADE AND POVERTY DURING THREE CENTURIES; CHAPTER VIII THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND THE SYSTEM OF SCHOOLING; CHAPTER IX THE CHILD IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY; CHAPTER X THE PRESENT DAY: SOME NOTES ON REFORM; REFERENCES AND NOTES

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Sommario/riassunto

As much a social history as a volume charting the history of education this book examines the major forces influencing education in England during the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as class differences,



economic success and poverty, the legacy of the industrial revolution and factors such as migration.