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ERIC Number: EJ152398
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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The Social Context of an Educational Movement: A Revisionist Approach to the English Mechanics' Institutes, 1820-1850
Inkster, Ian
Oxford Review of Education, 2, 3, 277-307, 76
The London Mechanics' Institute first met in 1823 and discussed the formation of adult evening education for the working classes. This paper offers a new perspective on the movement, supportive historical material, and alternative approaches for analysis. (ND)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Context, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Trends, Science History, Social Change, Social Class, Social History
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Identifiers: England