Education and the Scottish People, 1750-1918

by Robert D. Anderson

Robert Anderson examines the distinctive characteristics and the historical myths of Scottish popular education, placing them in a broader framework of social, political, and intellectual history. Among the topics covered are: the development of Scottish educational thought in the early 19th century, the extent of schooling and literacy before education became compulsory in 1872, the role of education in late Victorian and Edwardian ideas on citizenship...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198205155
• ISBN13: 9780198205159
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 8.8"