Matthew Arnold and the Education of the New Order Contributor(s): Smith, Peter (Author), Summerfield, Geoffrey (Author), Smith, Peter (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0521110289 ISBN-13: 9780521110280 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: A selection from Arnold's writing on education, other than Culture and Anarchy. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
Series: Cambridge Texts and Studies in the History of Education |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5" W x 8" (0.66 lbs) 272 pages |
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Publisher Description: A selection from Arnold's writing on education, other than Culture and Anarchy. All the pieces stem from his work as Inspector of Schools: they illustrate his concern both with the principles that must be established as a basis for the education of an industrial democracy and his practical concern with the day-to-day running of schools. 'Democracy' was first published as the introduction to The Popular Education of France. It faces the fundamental political problems and outlines the general objectives of a state educational system. 'A French Eton' was the result of the same examination of French education to see what the British could learn from it; here he considers private education for the middle-classes. 'The twice-revised code' criticises the national Revised Code of 1862: a system founded on gross utilitarianism. Extracts from Arnold's reports as an inspector show the man of principle at work in particular circumstances and relating what he sees to what he would wish to see. The speech on his retirement comments on his lifetime of active involvement in education. |