A mirror to Kathleen's face : education in independent Ireland, 1922-1960 / Donald Harman Akenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akenson, Donald H.

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Ireland--History.

Education.

Education--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1975, Donald Akenson's book was at the forefront of a radically new approach to the study of Irish educational history. Instead of investigating the evolution of the schools as an isolated process, he explores the complex interrelations of Irish education, institutions and society, treating the schools as cultural litmus paper. By presenting Ireland's schools as a reflection of the society that produced them, Professor Akenson demonstrates that they are, in truth, ""a mirror to the face of Kathleen ni Houlihan"".

Contents:

Front Cover; A Mirror to Kathleen's Face; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; One. The Original Framework; The Revolutionary Inheritance; Two. Tinkering with the Machinery; Three. The Magic of words; Legacies form the Manchester School; Four. Compulsion, but Gently; Five. A Polite and Private Secondary Schooling; Six. Investing in Children; The Medieval Heritage; Seven.The Catholic Church Triumphant; Eight. Protestantism Abashed; Nine.The Pauline Code; Ten.Looking Ahead; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"First published in 1975 by McGill-Queen's University Press"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-33388-6

0-203-12263-1

1-283-84220-3

1-136-33389-4

9780203122631

OCLC:

820787524