Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ395874
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Publication Date: 1989
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The Class Relations of Compulsory School Attendance: The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter, 1851-86.
Heward, Christine
History of Education Quarterly, v29 n2 p215-35 Sum 1989
Examines the introduction of compulsory school attendance in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter (England) following the 1870 Education Act in order to explore class relations and the role of education. Demonstrates the significance of viewing children and parents as agents who initiate activities relative to compulsory school requirements. (KO)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Compulsory Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Parent School Relationship, Public Education, Role of Education, School Attendance Legislation, School Community Relationship, Social Class, Social History, Student School Relationship
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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