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Sutherland, Douglas – History of Education, 2009
This paper examines the educational projects of Patrick Geddes in late-Victorian Scotland. Initially a natural scientist, Geddes drew on an eclectic mix of social theory to develop his own ideas on social evolution. For him education was a vital agent of social change which, he believed, had the potential to develop active citizens whose…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Sociocultural Patterns, Extension Education, Educational Philosophy