Secondary Education in England 1870-1902: Public Activity and Private Enterprise

by John Roach

Book Overview

In this comprehensive and extensively researched history, John Roach argues for a reassessment of the relative importance of State regulation and private provision. Although the public schools enjoyed their greatest prestige during this period, in terms of educational reform and progress their importance has been exaggerated. The role of the public school, he suggests, was social rather than academic, and as such their power and influence is to be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138868159
• ISBN13: 9781138868151
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"