ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1965, discusses the nature of the grammar school, its curriculum and teaching methods, comparisons with sixth form education, and the change in its organisation and attitudes during a time of rapid social change in 1960s Britain. This title will be of interest to students of history, sociology and education.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|14 pages

What do We Mean by Culture?

chapter 3|28 pages

Curriculum and Teaching Methods

chapter 4|19 pages

General Studies in the Sixth Form

chapter 5|14 pages

Authority and Freedom in the School

chapter 6|16 pages

Religious and Moral Education

chapter 7|11 pages

Out of School

chapter 8|26 pages

Leaving School

chapter 9|20 pages

Culture and the Grammar School