ERIC Number: EJ1021762
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 16
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Edinburgh University, Schools and the Civil Service in the Early Twentieth Century
Anderson, Robert David
History of Education, v42 n4 p444-459 2013
This article is a case study of the relation between urban schooling and university education, using two main sources. Data on the schools attended by history students at Edinburgh University between 1899 and 1933 illustrate the diversity and social ranking of schools in the city. New higher grade schools had a key role in increasing access to university education for both men and women, especially for prospective teachers; the significance of the Education (Scotland) Act of 1918 for Catholic schools, and the continuing importance of small private schools for girls, are also shown. The second source analyses the school origins of successful Edinburgh candidates in civil service examinations between 1896 and 1944, supplemented for other parts of Scotland by the report of the Royal Commission on the Civil Service of 1912. This elite career drew mainly from older schools, and contemporary claims for equality of opportunity in Scotland need to be treated with reserve.
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Educational History, Educational Development, History Instruction, Student Records, Institutional Characteristics, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Gender Differences, Attendance, Catholic Schools, Public Service, Equal Education, Politics of Education, Enrollment Trends, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)
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