The social world of the school : education and community in interwar London / Hester Barron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barron, Hester, 1980- author.

Series:

Manchester scholarship online.

Manchester scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Elementary--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Education, Elementary.

Education, Elementary--Social aspects--England--London.

Educational sociology--England--London--History--20th century.

Educational sociology.

London (England)--Social conditions--20th century.

London (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 305 pages) : map (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2022.

Summary:

This title argues that the interwar classroom shaped twentieth-century Britain. It recreates and analyses life in London's elementary schools in the 1920s and 1930s, building a mosaic of the educational experience. It argues that schools were grounded in their local communities and should be seen as key drivers of social change.

Contents:

Front Matter

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

Map of Inner London

Introduction

Part I: School and community

1 The school as a community

2 The school in the community

Part II: What were schools for?

3 Preparing for the future

4 Fighting poverty

5 Brightening lives

6 Making citizens

7 Teaching morals

8 A sense of place

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 4, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Barron, Hester The Social World of the School

ISBN:

9781526172914

1526172917

9781526150745

1526150743

9781526150769

152615076X

OCLC:

1330894155