Education for Democracy in England in World War II

This book examines the involvement of 5 figures in educational debates in England during World War II and their campaign for educational reforms through publishing books, forming pressure groups and delivering speeches. The author compares their democratic ideals and arguments, focusing on educational discourse rather than politics.

Info autore

Hsiao-Yuh Ku is an associate professor at the Graduate Institute of Education, National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan. Her research interest is in the field of English history of education, mainly on democratic ideals and educational reform in England in the 1930s and 1940s.

Riassunto

This book examines the involvement of 5 figures in educational debates in England during World War II and their campaign for educational reforms through publishing books, forming pressure groups and delivering speeches. The author compares their democratic ideals and arguments, focusing on educational discourse rather than politics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hsiao-Yuh (National Chung Cheng University Ku, Hsiao-Yuh Ku
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 22.04.2020
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9781138955615
• ISBN: 978-1-138-95561-5
• Numero di pagine: 200
• Serie: Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics
• Categorie: England, Wales, EDUCATION / General, British Studies, HISTORY / General, EDUCATION / History, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, HISTORY / Reference, Political structures: democracy, Second World War, good life, History of Education, Political History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), secondary education, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Educational strategies and policy, Citizenship Education, Education System, independent schools, Wales / Cymru, Glasgow University, Voluntary Organizations, tripartite system, Secondary Organization, Direct Grant Schools, Educational Association, Multilateral School, Moral Education League, Developmental Democracy, Spens Report, UCL Institute, Protective Democracy, Spens Committee, 1944 Education Act, Democratic Educational System, Norwood Report, Fleming Committee, wartime educational reforms, Norwood Committee, democracy theories, Universal Secondary Education, Direct Grant System, Constructive Service, Special Place System