Educational phenomena and child development fascinate many disciplines for which they offer a tremendous field of experimentation and application. More than a hundred years ago, when educational sciences adopted the main institutional emblems of an academic discipline (chairs, diploma, laboratories, scientific network etc.), they obviously…

Existing knowledge of supplementary education, that is education organised and run by political, faith or ethnic groups outside of formal schooling, is patchy. This article is an exploration of the histories of supplementary education in the twentieth century. It is organised into three sections. The article begins by reviewing some existing…

The present paper explores the fascist vision for education in 1930s Britain through the presentation of extracts from official publications of the British Union of Fascists (BUF), as well as from the writings of Party members. The paper presents a socio-historical study of British adherents to fascism and provides an account of their thinking in…

The Anglo-American Quaker communion provides an example of the author's thesis that British influence upon the United States persisted in the first half of the nineteenth century beyond that explored in traditional histories of political and diplomatic matters. (JH)

Numerous examples of the origin of surnames in medieval England from patronymics, nicknames, trade names, villages, and home sites suggest a key for interesting students in the social upheavals that evolved from the Norman Conquest and the later rise of cities. (JH)

Landscape is treated as the living embodiment of ideological structures in England and the meanings it has for the British are identified. Using historical references, the author describes the social and moral values of the country. (LBH)

Discusses how in early Methodism John Wesley created an extracurricular site of literacy and rhetoric that empowered women and the working classes to read, write, and speak in public. Notes that Wesley's "method" of literacy in community not only transformed religious life in Britain but also redefined the intersections of education,…

Explores the genre of the adolescent girl career novel, specifically limited to 1950s Great Britain. Addresses the dual role of women during the 1950s that focused on the pursuit of a career and domesticity. Examines how the career novel negotiated dilemmas facing young women leaving school. (CMK)

The Mass-Observation Archive contains a large amount of evidence, stretching back to the 1930s, of the British public's daily lives and its attitudes to local, national, and international issues and events. The archive's data-collection method takes the form of essay-style contributions submitted from anonymous volunteer correspondents who write…

"The English Common Reader" was the first comprehensive and systematic exploration of how the ordinary Englishman became a reader. A social history as well as a history of the English reading public, the book has become a classic. This updated edition has a new preface and an extensive new bibliography. The book is divided into two broad…

This paper discusses some of the issues in literacy that arose in Fiji in the 70s and the 80s, the social and contextual variables that shaped them, and the ways in which those issues were tackled. The paper also discusses some current developments that have occurred--some of these developments will have a positive benefit upon the literacy levels…

Elementary, secondary, and higher education enrollment data for Scotland between the 1860s and 1939 are examined, and the structure and development of the Scottish system in the light of some of the general theories of comparative social history of education are discussed. (RM)

Describes a multidisciplinary combination course in teacher training, stressing area studies along with literature. The literary unit was "the industrial novel of the 19th century." Area study covered the industrial revolution and its effects on British society. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

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)