Women, Educational Policy-Making and Administration in England: Authoritative Women Since 1800 Contributor(s): Goodman, Joyce (Editor), Harrop, Sylvia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415198585 ISBN-13: 9780415198585 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: Opening up the role of women in policy-making as a new field of study, this book takes the example of women in education as its focus. It examines the work, attitudes and actions of women in education over two centuries. Offering a new perspective on the professional and political role of women, this book represents essential reading for anybody with an interest in gender studies or the social and political history of England in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs - History | Europe - Great Britain - 20th Century - Social Science | Women's Studies |
Dewey: 371.822 |
LCCN: 00030592 |
Lexile Measure: 1810 |
Series: Routledge Research in Gender and History |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.11 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The role of women in policy-making has been largely neglected in conventional social and political histories. This book opens up this field of study, taking the example of women in education as its focus. It examines the work, attitudes, actions and philosophies of women who played a part in policy-making and administration in education in England over two centuries, looking at women engaged at every level from the local school to the state. |