Popular education and socialization in the nineteenth century - v. 21 (1st edition.)

Originally published in 1977, this volume analyzes aspects of elementary schooling in the nineteenth century and the ways in which it prepared working-class children for life in industrial Britain.

The book examines:

• The procedures and practices of different types of schools.
• The ideologies guiding elementary education
• The social implications of curriculum content and pupils' and parents' attitudes to the education provided by the church and state.