Education for all? : literature, culture and education development in Britain and Denmark / Cathie Jo Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Cathie J., author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in the comparative politics of education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public schools--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Public schools.

Public schools--Denmark--History--19th century.

Education and state--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Education and state.

Education and state--Denmark--History--19th century.

Education in literature.

Comparative education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 271 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Why did Denmark develop mass education for all in 1814, while Britain created a public-school system only in 1870 that primarily educated academic achievers? Cathie Jo Martin argues that fiction writers and their literary narratives inspired education campaigns throughout the nineteenth-century. Danish writers imagined mass schools as the foundation for a great society and economic growth. Their depictions fortified the mandate to educate all people and showed neglecting low-skill youth would waste societal resources and threaten the social fabric. Conversely, British authors pictured mass education as harming social stability, lower-class work, and national culture. Their stories of youths who overcame structural injustices with individual determination made it easier to blame students who failed to seize educational opportunities. Novel and compelling, Education for All? uses a multidisciplinary perspective to offer a unique gaze into historical policymaking.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Sep 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781009419673 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

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