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Horn, Pamela – History of Education, 1988
Examines the influence of education upon the lives of British working-class girls between 1870-1914, taking into account the fact that for many, schooling was subordinated to work. Discusses gender stereotyping, stating that only the most determined girls obtained, through education, entry into jobs allowing talent development and competition with…
Descriptors: Child Labor, Children, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
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Marker, Michael – History of Education, 2000
Discusses two methodological problems for an ethnohistory of indigenous education: (1) the importance of land and sense of place for discussing events in space and time; and (2) the problems of using North American Indian autobiographies as historical evidence. Refers to recent works on the education of North American Indians. (CMK)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Cultural Awareness, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
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Johnson, Richard – History of Education, 1989
Examines the impact of "Thatcherism" on education. Evaluates both pre and post 1980s British public education. Discusses the philosophy underlying the Baker Act. Concludes that these policies fail to tackle the limits of British education, slow the modernization of curriculum, and lead to limited access to education for specific groups.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Conservatism, Curriculum Development, Educational Legislation
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Flett, Keith – History of Education, 1989
Discusses the extent of oppression experienced by working class women during the period 1800-1870. Critiques Meg Gomersall's article "Ideals and Realities: The Education of Working-class Girls, 1800-1870." Finds her empirical evidence interesting but criticizes her analysis as lacking substance. Suggests Gomersall underestimates the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries
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Purvis, June – History of Education, 1989
Refutes some issues concerning women in nineteenth century England. Among these are the idea that class, not sex, was the key dimension of oppression; that the lack of educational opportunity of any sort was the central problem; and that in education provided by radicals, women were equal. (KO)
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries
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Gomersall, Meg – History of Education, 1989
Offers a response to Keith Flett's criticism of a previous article dealing with nineteenth century women's education. More fully develops arguments against the theories of oppression as a class issue rather than one of sex, the lack of educational opportunity for women, and the more equal approach of working class radicals to the education of…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries
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Marsden, W. E. – History of Education, 1993
Discusses the changing role of religion studies in British education as a result of the National Curriculum. Maintains that the interdisciplinary curriculum development has been politicized by the government and the Church of England. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History