Progressives and Radicals in English Education 1750–1970

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Eighteenth Century: Experiment and Enlightenment....Pages 3-32
The Industrial Revolution and After....Pages 33-74
Continental Influences....Pages 75-90
Some General Themes....Pages 91-99
Epilogue: 1750–1850....Pages 100-100
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
The Royal Commissions and After....Pages 103-131
Epilogue: 1850–1880....Pages 132-140
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
The Growth of Schools: 1889–1898....Pages 143-172
Merging into Educational Radicalism: 1898–1918....Pages 173-201
New Schools and Europe: 1890–1918....Pages 202-212
Preface to the Post-War Surgence....Pages 213-231
The Post-War Surgence: the Twenties....Pages 232-245
The Post-War Surgence: the Twenties....Pages 246-261
The Post-War Surgence: the Twenties....Pages 262-286
The Post-War Surgence: the Twenties....Pages 287-302
The Slackening Tide: Bryanston....Pages 303-316
The Slackening Tide: the Thirties and Gordonstoun....Pages 317-344
The Second World War: Wennington....Pages 345-352
The International Movement in Progressive Education....Pages 353-377
Three Headmasters: (1) Cecil Reddie and Abbotsholme....Pages 378-401
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Three Headmasters: (2) J. H. Badley and Bedales....Pages 402-414
Three Headmasters: (3) A. S. Neill and Summerhill....Pages 415-434
Some Facts, Figures, and Interpretations....Pages 435-464
Conclusion....Pages 465-486
Back Matter....Pages 487-529