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Education and the Social Order 1940-1990

Title
Education and the Social Order [electronic resource] : 1940-1990 / by Brian Simon.
Author
Simon, Brian.
Publication
  • Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015
  • London [England] : Lawrence & Wishart, 1999.

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Additional Authors
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Description
1 online resource (1 PDF (646 pages) :) : illustrations.
Summary
An examination of the changes and developments in the British education system from World War II to 1999. The text includes coverage of R.A. Butler's 1944 Education Act, the battle between the educational conservatives and the progressives in the 1960s and Kenneth Baker's 1988 Education Act.
Series Statement
Studies in the history of education ; [volume 4]
Uniform Title
  • Education and the Social Order (Online)
  • Book collections on Project MUSE.
Alternative Title
Education and the Social Order (Online)
Subject
  • Education and state > Great Britain > History > 20th century
  • Education > Political aspects > History > Great Britain > 20th century
  • Educational sociology > Great Britain > History > 20th century
  • Education > Great Britain > History > 20th century
Note
  • Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 603-622) and indexes.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
Contents
The Second World War and education -- The Labour government in control, 1945-51 -- The Tory government and education, 1951-56 -- Background to break-out, 1956-60 -- The break-out in higher education -- The break-out in secondary education : the comprehensive school -- Primary education in the 1960s -- The end of the decade : new polarities -- Downhill all the way : the 1970s -- The Thatcher governments, 1979-86 -- Kenneth Baker and the 1988 Education Act.
OCLC
ssj0001609800
Author
Simon, Brian.
Title
Education and the Social Order [electronic resource] : 1940-1990 / by Brian Simon.
Imprint
Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015 (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
London [England] : Lawrence & Wishart, 1999. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Series
Studies in the history of education ; [volume 4]
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 603-622) and indexes.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Project Muse.
Other Form:
Print version: 9780853158837
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