The Trades Union Congress and the Controversy Over the National Society's Standard V Reading Book in 1879.

Griggs, Clive

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Publication Date: 1981-Oct

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The Trades Union Congress and the Controversy Over the National Society's Standard V Reading Book in 1879.

Griggs, Clive

British Journal of Educational Studies, v29 n3 p236-46 Oct 1981

Traces the attempts of English trade unionists in 1879 to amend what they felt to be the distorted presentation of unions and economic concepts in the reading texts published by the Church of England. (SJL)

Descriptors: Economics Education, Educational History, Elementary Education, Labor Demands, Reading Materials, Textbook Bias, Textbook Publication, Unions

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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