Victorian Quasi-Public Schools: A Question of Appearance and Reality or an Application of the Principle of the Survival of the Fittest?.

Leinster-Mackay, D.

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Publication Date: 1981-Feb

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Victorian Quasi-Public Schools: A Question of Appearance and Reality or an Application of the Principle of the Survival of the Fittest?

Leinster-Mackay, D.

British Journal of Educational Studies, v29 n1 p54-68 Feb 1981

The author examines some of the lesser-known private and proprietary schools of late Victorian England which, by academic success and by athletic prowess, strove to emulate the great "public schools." Reasons for some successes and failures and contributions of certain headmasters are noted. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Development, Educational History, Institutional Characteristics, Private Schools, Proprietary Schools, Reputation, Success

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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