School Acts and the Rise of Mass Schooling: Education Policy in the Long Nineteenth Century (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783030135690)

This book examines school acts in the long nineteenth century, traditionally considered as milestones or landmarks in the process of achieving universal education. Guided by a strong interest in social, cultural, and economic history, the case studies featured in the book rethink the actual value, the impact, and the ostensible purpose of school acts. The thirteen national case studies focus on the manner in which school acts were embedded in their particular historical contexts, offering a comprehensive and multidisciplinary overview of school acts and the role they played in the rise of mass schooling. Drawing together research from countries across the West, the editors and contributors analyse why these acts were passed, as well as their content and impact. This seminal collection will appeal to students and scholars of school acts and the history of mass schooling.
Chapter 9 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com


Author: Johannes Westberg
ISBN-10: 3030135691
ISBN-13: 9783030135690
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 04/29/2019
Pages: 379
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.88d