Geography in British Schools, 1885-2000: Making a World of Difference

by Rex Walford

This history charts how geography rose to popularity on a tide of imperial enthusiasms in Victorian time and made its way into many elementary schools in the latter half of the 19th century. Many geography lessons were not dominated by the rote-learning of "capes and bays" and some of the pioneers of the subject led the way in the use of models, visual aids and "object lessons" in schools.
The book explores Scott Keltie's report of 1886 as a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713040270
• ISBN13: 9780713040272
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.7"