Schools, Politics, and Society: Elementary Education in Wales, 1870-1902The Education Act of 1870, which provided that every child in England and Wales should have the opportunity to receive elementary education, had far-reaching implications both inside and outside the classroom, Schools, Politics and Society: Elementary Education in Wales, 1870-1902, is a revealing study of education in late-Victorian Wales. It also analyses the emergence of local democracy at the end of the nineteenth century and assesses the role of political and religious leadership at a crucial time in Wales's history. |
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Contents
THE DEBATE | 20 |
THE BATTLE FOR THE BOARDS | 47 |
HIGH PRINCIPLES AT THE PARISH PUMP | 93 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Schools, Politics, and Society: Elementary Education in Wales, 1870-1902 Volume 15 of Studies in Welsh history, ISSN 0141-030X University of Wales Press - Studies in Welsh History Series |
| Author | Robert Smith |
| Contributor | University of Wales. Board of Celtic Studies. History and Law Committee |
| Publisher | University of Wales Press, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0708315356, 9780708315354 |
| Length | 301 pages |
| Subjects | › Education / General |
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