ABSTRACT
Originally published in 1972.This book considers the actual development of infant schools and education in Britain against the background of industrialization and social change, making clear how this development was influenced by the ideas of particular theorists from both the Continent and England.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |50 pages
The Nineteenth Century
chapter |14 pages
Industrialization and Philanthropy: 1800–40
chapter |11 pages
Advance and Setback: 1836–62
chapter |12 pages
The Middle-Class Kindergarten: 1850–1900
chapter |11 pages
The School Board Era: 1870–1902
part |83 pages
The Twentieth Century