Popular Education and Socialization in the Nineteenth Century

<p>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. </p><p>The book examines:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>The procedures and practices of different types of schools.</li> <p> </p> <li>The ideologies guiding elementary education</li> <li>The social implications of curriculum content and pupils’ and parents’ attitudes to the education provided by the church and state.</li> </ul>