Empire, Civil Society, and the Beginnings of Colonial Education in India (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108498333)

This book tells a story of radical educational change. In the early nineteenth century, an imperial civil society movement promoted modern elementary 'schools for all'. This movement included British, American and German missionaries, and Indian intellectuals and social reformers. They organised themselves in non-governmental organisations, which aimed to change Indian education. Firstly, they introduced a new culture of schooling, centred on memorisation, examination, and technocratic management. Secondly, they laid the ground for the building of the colonial system of education, which substituted indigenous education. Thirdly, they broadened the social accessibility of schooling. However, for the nineteenth century reformers, education for all did not mean equal education for all: elementary schooling became a means to teach different subalterns 'their place' in colonial society. Finally, the educational movement also furthered the building of a secular 'national education' in England.

Author: Jana Tschurenev
ISBN-10: 1108498337
ISBN-13: 9781108498333
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2019
Pages: 386
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 8.30w x 1.10d