Church, State and Schools
Church, State and Schools

Author: James Murphy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-16

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1134532865

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Originally published 1971, this volume unravels the complicated history of the religious question in British education. The background of the key Acts of Parliament which established the "dual" system – of Church and Local Authority school – is examined. The changing policies of different religious groupings are analyzed, and their outcome in legislation brought out.

Matthew Arnold and English Education
Matthew Arnold and English Education

Author: Brendan A. Rapple

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-07-19

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1476631123

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Poet and critic Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) was a prominent educator. One of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Elementary Schools for 35 years, he traveled abroad to report on foreign education. Though Arnold is recognized as an early proponent of comparative education, there has been little study of his work in the field. The author examines Arnold's writings and presents three related arguments--that England was well behind countries like France and Germany in "the civilization of her middle class"; that advances being made abroad were largely due to strong state education systems, and that it was essential for England to establish a system of post-elementary education modeled on foreign systems.