Interchapter 1

Abstract

The retrospect of higher education in this first Part covers the period from the mid-twelfth century to the mid-twentieth century with separate strands identifying themselves during the nineteenth century and moving towards a convergence of provision which we can begin to recognise around 1900. More specifically, when the term ‘higher education’ was used before 1940, it was reserved for university education; the training of teachers and technical and arts and crafts education were separate and lower-level undertakings in administrative, financial and organisational terms, in status and in academic objectives.