A Note on R. H. Tawney's Early Interest in Juvenile Employment and Misemployment.

Szreter, Richard

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ERIC Number: EJ423725

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Publication Date: 1990

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A Note on R. H. Tawney's Early Interest in Juvenile Employment and Misemployment.

Szreter, Richard

History of Education, v19 n4 p375-82 Dec 1990

Reviews R. H. Tawney's educational activities on British juvenile employment during Edwardian period. Stresses Tawney's support for raising age for leaving school and providing vocational training. Presents Tawney's conclusions that students leaving elementary school for workplace increased unemployment and crime. Suggests Tawney's ideas were precusor of human capital arguments during 1960s and an impetus for job training skills. (CH)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Education Work Relationship, Educational History, Elementary Education, European History, Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Unemployment, Vocational Education, Working Class, Youth Employment

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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