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This book has studied in depth the development of secondary education over eighty years of change, from Matthew Arnold and the Taunton Report in the 1860s to World War II. Over this time, secondary education was intended to provide an advanced form of education that would be suited to prepare pupils for universities and the professions. This basic purpose gave rise to fierce debates over how best to carry out such a task that went to the heart of class relationships, values, and tradition.
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For full discussions of these major figures see, e.g., Douglas J. Simpson, John Dewey and the Art of Teaching: Toward Reflection and Imaginative Practice (London, Sage, 2005);
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Ross Terrill, R.H. Tawney and His Times: Socialism as Fellowship (London, Deutsch, 1974);
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and Noeline Alcorn, To the Fullest Extent of His Powers: C.E. Beeby’s Life in Education (Wellington, Victoria University Press, 1999).
See, e.g., Barry M. Franklin and Gary McCulloch, “Partnerships in a ‘Cold Climate’: The Case of Britain,” in B. Franklin, M. Bloch, and T. Popkewitz (eds.), Educational Partnerships and the State: The Paradoxes of Governing Schools, Children, and Families (New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003), pp. 83–107;
Gary McCulloch, “From Incorporation to Privatisation: Public and Private Secondary Education in Twentieth-Century England,” in R. Aldrich (ed.), Public or Private Education? Lessons from History (London, Woburn, 2004), pp. 53–72;
and Geoffrey Walford (ed.), British Private Schools: Research on Policy and Practice (London, Woburn, 2003).
Department for Education and Skills, Higher Standards, Better Schools for All: More Choice for Parents and Pupils (London, Stationery Office, 2005). Alison Shepherd, “Blair Only Cares about Pushy Middle Classes,” Times Educational Supplement, October 28, 2005, p. 22; Peter Wilby, “The Richest are White Paper Winners,” TES, November 4, 2005, p. 23.
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McCulloch, G. (2007). Conclusions: The Ideal of Secondary Education. In: Cyril Norwood and the Ideal of Secondary Education. Secondary Education in a Changing World. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230603523_10
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