Education Department List Of School Boards And School Attendance Committees In England And Wales 1st April 1890

Author : Alan W. Jones
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN 13 : 0889207534
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book Lyulph Stanley written by Alan W. Jones and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lyulph Stanley, the uncle of Bertrand Russell, was an influential and articulate aristocrat who believed that every child should learn from a good teacher in a comfortable building. He championed the school board cause during the latter half of the Victorian era, a time of tremendous educational change in England. With the great increase in urban populations, the schooling provided by voluntary organizations had become inadequate. The state had taken control of education, working through its local representatives, the elected school boards. But controversy arose between churches, which were opposed to secular education, and school boards, and between local and central authorities. The author follows Stanley's political career, clarifying the views of the school board supporters and analyzing the political differences underlying the controversies. Students of education, history, and politics can benefit from his contribution to the re-assessment of this turbulent period in English educational history.