Learning to Labour: Elementary Education in the Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfields c. 1840-1870.

Griffin, Colin

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ERIC Number: EJ677526

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Publication Date: 2002

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Learning to Labour: Elementary Education in the Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfields c. 1840-1870.

Griffin, Colin

History of Education, v31 n2 p95-116 Mar 2002

Discusses education issues in 1840-1870 for children of coalfield workers. Focuses on the Leicestershire and Derbyshire (England) coalfield children. Describes gender education strategies, mining legislation that considered youth as a labor source, and coalmine owners' goal to produce an educated workforce. States education had positive effects on 19th and 20th century economic growth. (KDR)

Descriptors: Child Labor, Coal, Education Work Relationship, Educational History, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Human Capital, Labor Conditions, Labor Force Development, Labor Supply, Males, Mining, Public Policy

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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