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Education and economic decline in Britain, 1870 to the 1990s
- Title
- Education and economic decline in Britain, 1870 to the 1990s / prepared for the Economic History Society by Michael Sanderson.
- Author
- Sanderson, Michael.
- Publication
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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- Additional Authors
- Economic History Society.
- Description
- viii, 124 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Since the 1870s the British economy has steadily declined from its position as the 'workshop of the world' to that of a low-ranking European power. Michael Sanderson examines the question of how far defects in education and training have contributed to this economic decline. By looking at issues such as literacy, the quality of scientific and technical training, the supposed anti-industrial bias of public schools and the older universities, the neglect of vocational and technical training and the neglect of the non-academic teenager, Michael Sanderson demonstrates that education was far from the sole cause of economic decline, but that its deficiencies have certainly played a part. This book offers an accessible and concise analysis of a topic of current importance, interest and debate and will be of interest to students and teachers of the history of education and its impact on British economic development in the twentieth century.
- Series Statement
- New studies in economic and social history
- Uniform Title
- New studies in economic and social history
- Subject
- 1800-1999
- Geschichte 1870-1999
- Geschichte 1870-1995
- Education > Economic aspects > History. > Great Britain
- Educational sociology > Great Britain > History
- Education > Great Britain > History
- Economic development > Effect of education on > History
- Economic development > Effect of education on > History. > Great Britain
- Economic development > Effect of education on
- Economic history
- Education
- Education > Economic aspects
- Educational sociology
- Bildungssystem
- Bildungswesen
- Humankapital
- Niedergang
- Wirtschaft
- Onderwijs
- Economische achteruitgang
- Education > Great Britain
- Education > Economic aspects > 20th century
- Éducation > Grande-Bretagne > 1870-1914
- Sociologie de l'éducation > Grande-Bretagne > 20e siècle
- Éducation > Grande-Bretagne > 20e siècle
- Développement économique > Effets de l'éducation > Grande- Bretagne
- Éducation > Aspect économique > Histoire. > Grande-Bretagne
- Éducation > Grande-Bretagne > histoire > 20e siècle
- Great Britain > Economic conditions > 19th century
- Great Britain > Economic conditions > 20th century
- Great Britain
- Großbritannien
- Grande-Bretagne > Conditions économiques > 20e siècle
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-117) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Literacy and schooling, 1870-1914 -- 2. Was technical education to blame? -- 3. The counterarguments -- 4. The education of the elite, 1870-1914 -- 5. Missed opportunities, 1914-1944 -- 6. Post-war decline -- the betrayed teenager? -- 7. Higher education and the public schools -- privilege and relevance.
- ISBN
- 0521581702
- 9780521581707
- 0521588421
- 9780521588423
- LCCN
- 98042342
- OCLC
- ocm39787559
- 39787559
- SCSB-860702
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library