Asserts that parents, especially mothers, were expected to assume responsibility for the early education of children in preindustrial England. Discusses the role that mothers played regarding education at home or through church-related agencies. Concludes that women accepted the responsibility of providing for the education of children. (CFR)

Describes the changing role of schools and schooling among Dutch middle and upper middle class adolescents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Discusses the evolution from home schooling in the early 1800s to boarding schools for a small portion of the school-age population to secondary girls' schools for most females between 1867 and 1900.…