Public Schools and Private Education
Colin Shrosbree
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Description for Public Schools and Private Education
Paperback. An analysis of the Clarendon Commission (1861-64) and the Public School Acts showing their profound importance to the future and development of education in England. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; JNLC; JNLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
The great public schools are central to any discussion of English secondary education. Founded as public endowments, they are the basis of private education. Set apart from the other grammar schools by the Clarendon Commission of 1861, their influence on the state system has been enormous. Severed from the national provision of public education, they have put prestige and ancient endowments at the service of wealth and patronage.
This book, available in paperback for the first time, shows how this came to pass. How the schools' attempts at reform, reliance on fees, the defence of the Classics, public criticism ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719025815
SKU
V9780719025815
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About Colin Shrosbree
Colin Shrosbree is Staff Development Officer, Telford College of Arts and Technology -- .
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