Dictionary of British Educationists

Dictionary of British Educationists

Author: Richard Aldrich

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-01

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1317949323

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This dictionary provides the reader with an easily accessible guide to the biographies of approximately 450 educationists. It covers the period from 1800 to the present day and includes a wide range of people who were active in promoting education at different levels.


The 'Creed of Science' in Victorian England

The 'Creed of Science' in Victorian England

Author: Roy M. MacLeod

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-10-28

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1040234240

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The nineteenth century, which saw the triumph of the idea of progress and improvement, saw also the triumph of science as a political and cultural force. In England, as science and its methods claimed privilege and space, its language acquired the vocabulary of religion. The new ’creed’ of science embraced what John Tyndall called the ’scientific movement’; it was, in the language of T.H. Huxley, a militant creed. The ’march’ of invention, the discoveries of chemistry, and the wonders of steam and electricity culminated in a crusade against ignorance and unbelief. It was a creed that looked to its own apostolic succession from Copernicus, Galileo and the martyrs of the ’scientific revolution’. Yet, it was a creed whose doctrines were divisive, and whose convictions resisted. Alongside arguments for materialism, utility, positivism, and evolutionary naturalism, persisted reservations about the nature of man, the role of ethics, and the limits of scientific method. These essays discuss leading strategists in the scientific movement of late-Victorian England. At the same time, they show how ’science established’ served not only the scientific community, but also the interests of imperial and colonial powers.


Making a Grade

Making a Grade

Author: James Elwick

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2021-03-01

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1487539355

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Starting in the 1850s achievement tests became standardized in the British Isles, and were administered on an industrial scale. By the end of the century more than two million people had written mass exams, particularly in science, technology, and mathematics. Some candidates responded to this standardization by cramming or cheating; others embraced the hope that such tests rewarded not only knowledge but also merit. Written with humour, Making a Grade looks at how standardized testing practices quietly appeared, and then spread worldwide. This book situates mass exams, marks, and credentials in an emerging paper-based meritocracy, arguing that such exams often first appeared as "cameras" to neutrally record achievement, and then became "engines" to change education as people tailored their behaviour to fit these tests. Taking the perspectives of both examiners and examinees, Making a Grade claims that our own culture’s desire for accountability through objective testing has a long history.


Secondary Education in England 1870-1902

Secondary Education in England 1870-1902

Author: Prof John Roach

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-10-12

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1134960085

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In this comprehensive and extensively researched history, John Roach argues for a reassessment of the relative importance of State regulation and private provision. Although the public schools enjoyed their greatest prestige during this period, in terms of educational reform and progress their importance has been exaggerated. The role of the public school, he suggests, was social rather than academic, and as such their power and influence is to be interpreted principally in relation to the growth of new social elites, the concept of public service and the needs of the empire for a bureaucratic ruling class. Only in the modern progressive movement, launched by Cecil Reddie, and the private provision for young women, was lasting progress made. Even before the 1902 Education Act however the State had spent much time and effort regulating and reforming the old educational endowments, and it is in these initiatives that the foundations for the public provision of secondary educational reform are to be found.


The History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007

The History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007

Author: Hannah Gay

Publisher: Imperial College Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 905

ISBN-13: 1860948189

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This is the first major history of Imperial College London. The book tells the story of a new type of institution that came into being in 1907 with the federation of three older colleges. Imperial College was founded by the state for advanced university-level training in science and technology, and for the promotion of research in support of industry throughout the British Empire. True to its name the college built a wide number of Imperial links and was an outward looking institution from the start. Today, in the post-colonial world, it retains its outward-looking stance, both in its many international research connections, and with staff and students from around the world. Connections to industry and the state remain important. The College is one of BritainOCOs premier research and teaching institutions, including now medicine alongside science and engineering. This book is an in-depth study of Imperial College; it covers both governance and academic activity within the larger context of political, economic and socio-cultural life in twentieth-century Britain."


History Of Imperial College London, 1907-2007, The: Higher Education And Research In Science, Technology And Medicine

History Of Imperial College London, 1907-2007, The: Higher Education And Research In Science, Technology And Medicine

Author: Hannah Gay

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2007-02-14

Total Pages: 905

ISBN-13: 1908979445

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This is the first major history of Imperial College London. The book tells the story of a new type of institution that came into being in 1907 with the federation of three older colleges. Imperial College was founded by the state for advanced university-level training in science and technology, and for the promotion of research in support of industry throughout the British Empire. True to its name the college built a wide number of Imperial links and was an outward looking institution from the start. Today, in the post-colonial world, it retains its outward-looking stance, both in its many international research connections, and with staff and students from around the world. Connections to industry and the state remain important. The College is one of Britain's premier research and teaching institutions, including now medicine alongside science and engineering. This book is an in-depth study of Imperial College; it covers both governance and academic activity within the larger context of political, economic and socio-cultural life in twentieth-century Britain./a


Restoring the Spirit

Restoring the Spirit

Author: Judith Friedland

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0773539123

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The untold story of early-twentieth-century women's role in developing an essential area of health care.


Kegan Paul: A Victorian Imprint

Kegan Paul: A Victorian Imprint

Author: Howsam,

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1136174354

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First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.