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Relations between the Education and Employment Departments, 1921-45: An Anti-Industry Culture versus Industrial Efficiency?

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Watson, David – History of Education, 1998

Examines the existence of an anti-industry culture within the British government by looking at the debate over youth employment and post-school education from 1921-45 and discussing the interactions between the Board of Education and the Ministry of Labor. Reveals that civil servants themselves took control of defining education in relation to…

Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries

Persistent but Misguided?: The Technical Educationists 1867-89.

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Betts, Robin – History of Education, 1998

Reviews the efforts for developing technical education in England that occurred from 1867-89, the reasons for wanting to institute technical education, and the various reasons why the call for technical education failed. Maintains that England's refusal to adopt the technical education approaches of other countries has long been regretted. (CMK)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries