Discusses educational change in East Anglia in Elizabethan times by focusing on the characteristics of the schoolmasters. Topics discussed include professional status of schoolmasters, community attitudes toward schoolmasters, religious factors influencing employment, and educational finance. For journal availability, see SO 505 237. (Author/DB)

Presents an understanding of the social background and methods of student financing at pre-1939 British universities. Concludes there were many lower, middle, and working class students who attended the universities, dispelling a myth that the wealthy students were the majority prior to World War II. (KDR)

States that compulsory education was a politically charged subject from 1920-1930 in Great Britain. Declares the political battle centered around the Labour and Conservative parties. Points out the national curriculum movement did not effect the private schools until the 1970s. (KDR)

Maintains that more study is needed concerning the impact of Dewey's ideas on developing nations. Discusses Dewey's educational philosophy within an historical and sociological context. Considers Dewey's ideas on imperialism and capitalism. Discusses Mexico and Chile as examples of how Dewey's ideas have penetrated the developing countries'…

Discusses the extent of oppression experienced by working class women during the period 1800-1870. Critiques Meg Gomersall's article "Ideals and Realities: The Education of Working-class Girls, 1800-1870." Finds her empirical evidence interesting but criticizes her analysis as lacking substance. Suggests Gomersall underestimates the…

Refutes some issues concerning women in nineteenth century England. Among these are the idea that class, not sex, was the key dimension of oppression; that the lack of educational opportunity of any sort was the central problem; and that in education provided by radicals, women were equal. (KO)

Offers a response to Keith Flett's criticism of a previous article dealing with nineteenth century women's education. More fully develops arguments against the theories of oppression as a class issue rather than one of sex, the lack of educational opportunity for women, and the more equal approach of working class radicals to the education of…

Explores the nature of complete education as it was conceived and practiced by adherents of French classical anarchist pedagogy. Notes conflict between freedom and authority in their conceptualization. Argues that consciousness of actions rather than the economic and social products of those actions was what made practice contributory to…

Utilizing primary sources, the article reconstructs the typical day of a 19th-century English headteacher. The headteacher's myriad duties included classroom management, school administration, and building maintenance. Concludes with a comparison between 19th-century education management and current practices. (MJP)

Describes development of qualifying examinations in English and Welsh secondary schools. Evaluates forms and quality of testing in history. Presents suggestions by experts and changes made in England and Wales over 21-year period. Finds that most problems stemmed from desires to cover long periods of time while providing the depth of coverage…

Considers the development of education and training arrangements of ratings in merchant ships. Explores the changing shipping industry and its manning, the training ship movement, the agitation concerning trained seafarers and developments prior to 1917, and the creation of the shipping industry's own ratings training system and its place in…

Retraces the contribution of the Catholic Church to schooling in Northern Rhodesia (currently Zambia) from 1891-1924. Provides background on the development of the Church in Zambia. Discusses Catholic and government perspectives on schooling and conversion, Catholic schooling in Zambia, and the African response to Catholic schooling. (CMK)

Provides an overview of compulsory moral education in Japan from 1886 through 1997, tracing the introduction of specific ideals to elementary and secondary students. Argues that moral education was used to instill conformity, docility, and social cohesion in Japanese youth in order to fulfill the priorities of the political system. (CMK)

Presents questions about the nature of national identity and the role of education in its formation. Explores four texts from the middle and late 20th century. Offers reflections on the problems and possibilities in exploring national identity. Concludes with a discussion of national identity and education in the future. (CMK)

This paper discusses representations of women teachers' work in early twentieth-century state schools, especially well-qualified and experienced women who taught in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. While there is a range of discourses that could be applied to these members of the profession, the paper focuses on three discourses in…