Social reform in England, 1780-1880

History

Roach, John

Europe

St.Martin's Press

Secondary Education in England 1870-1902: Public Activity and Private Enterprise

In this comprehensive and extensively researched history, John Roach argues for a reassessment of the relative importance of State regulation and private provision. Although the public schools enjoyed their greatest prestige during this period, in terms of educational reform and progress their importance has been exaggerated. The role of the public school, he suggests, was social rather than academic, and as such their power and influence is to be interpreted principally in relation to the growth of new social elites, the concept of public service and the needs of the empire for a bureaucratic ruling class. Only in the modern progressive movement, launched by Cecil Reddie, and the private provision for young women, was lasting progress made. Even before the 1902 Education Act however the State had spent much time and effort regulating and reforming the old educational endowments, and it is in these initiatives that the foundations for the public provision of secondary educational reform are to be found.

Roach, Prof John

Routledge

Public Examinations in England 1850–1900 (Cambridge Texts and Studies in the History of Education)

A detailed historical account of the origins of the modern examination system in England from 1850 to 1900. At the beginning of the nineteenth century public examinations were almost unknown, yet by its end they were established as the most generally acceptable method of assessment and selection; with many they had become almost an article of the Victorian faith, though their objectivity and efficacy were already becoming matters of public controversy. The Oxford and Cambridge honours examinations provided a major source for Victorian ideas of open competition and public examinations. It was seen that this model could be applied to a whole range of educational and administrative purposes. The crucial developments came between 1850 and 1870: major landmarks were the Northcote-Trevelyan Report of 1853 on the Civil Service, the foundation of the Oxford and Cambridge Local Examinations of 1857 and 1858, and Gladstone's introduction in 1870 of open competition into the Home Civil Service.

Cambridge University Press

John Roach's welcome new book concentrates on schools attended by the children of the middle classes during the years between 1800 and 1870, whether grammar schools or private schools, and to some extent the great public schools. The author uses the term secondary to describe the education of boys and girls between the ages of eleven and eighteen, and he looks briefly at the education of younger children. More and more careers were opening to public competition throughout these years, and Professor Roach clarifies the corresponding increase in the desirability of a good education. School registers, reports of commissions and select committees, records of endowments, fees and free places, curricula, university links and details of scholarships are among the many differing sources Professor Roach has consulted to produce his fascinating study of education in nineteenth- century England.The ancient grammar schools met with steady criticism throughout these seventy years, though Professor Roach reveals that they had undergone more reform than is often appreciated. Linked with grammar schools were public schools, which within the first half of the nineteenth century separated themselves as a distinct group and provided the ideal of secondary education for those who could afford their fees. Private schools were very important at this time, and the best of them achieved a great deal. They have often been seen through the eyes of their detractors; here Professor Roach redresses the balance and brings out both the great variety of institutions described under the general name private school , and the generally undervalued contribution of private tutors. These schools also provided much of the education available for girls.

A History of Secondary Education in England, 1800-1870

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd

The Art of Nicole Brune is a collection of Nicole’s most popular pieces from the past 6 years. This is her largest collection of works to date with 40 beautiful pieces across 50 full color pages. Nicole’s paintings are either fully rendered graphite drawings which are scanned and then digitally painted, or completely handmade with brush and oil paints. Take a look inside to see Pin Ups made by a Pin Up herself! 48 Pages, 40 Paintings and a foreword by Lorenzo Sperlonga! Signed and limited edition versions are available through www.NicoleBrune.com

The Art of Nicole Brune: A Collection of Works by Pin-Up Artist and Illustrator, Nicole Brune

Arts & Photography

Brune, Nicole

Individual Artists

Nicole Brune Illustrations

Batsford

Based on a true-life journey, The Straight Story chronicles 73-year-old Alvin Straight and his travels from Laurens, Iowa, to Mount Zion, Wisconsin, on a 1966 John Deere riding lawnmower. His trip takes him across hundreds of picturesque miles of America's Heartland, into a variety of people's lives, and all the while he shares his simple but poignant insights. Despite crippling arthritis and poor vision, Straight is resolved to travel by his own means to make peace with his ailing brother. His trek and the incidents that he experiences on the road provides a triumphant and inspirational representation of the course of a lifetime as it nears its end.

The Straight Story: A Screenplay

Humor & Entertainment

Sweeney, Mary

Movies

Miramax

With poignant and hilarious observations about life in the slow lane, this book is a compilation of 51 columns, which originally appeared in Madison Magazine, describing the soul of the Midwest.

Way Out Here in the Middle

Literature & Fiction

Jones Books

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