Author: Eve HartleyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Cultural Legacy of the Mechanics' Institute Movement in the North of England
Author: Eve HartleyThe Development of the Mechanics' Institute Movement in Britain and Beyond
Author: Martyn WalkerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317410912
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Development of the Mechanics’ Institute Movement in Britain and Beyond questions the prevailing view that mechanics’ institutes made little contribution to adult working-class education from their foundation in the 1820s to 1890. The book traces the historical development of several mechanics’ institutes across Britain and reveals that many institutes supported both male and female working-class membership before state intervention at the end of the nineteenth century resulted in the development of further education for all. This book presents evidence to suggest that the movement remained active and continued to expand until the end of the nineteenth century. Drawing on historical accounts, Walker describes the developments which shaped the movement and emphasises the institutes’ provision for scientific and technical education. He also considers the impact that the British movement had on the overseas development of mechanics’ institutes – particularly in Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand. The book concludes with a discussion of the legacy of the movement and its contribution to twentieth-century adult education. The Development of the Mechanics’ Institute Movement advances the argument that the movement made a substantial contribution to adult education for the working classes and provided a firm foundation for further education in Britain and beyond. It will appeal to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the areas of education, history and sociology, as well as the philosophy of education, technical and vocational education, and post-compulsory education.
A Cultural History of the Mechanics' Institute of San Francisco, 1855-1920
Author: Hildie V. KrausPublisher:
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Category : Mechanics' institutes
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
The British origins of the mechanics institute movement
Author: Alex TyrrellPublisher:
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Category : Community libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Register of Educational Research in the United Kingdom, 1992-1995
Author: Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415132436
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
This latest volume of the Register of Educational Research in the United Kingdom lists all the major research projects being undertaken in Britain during the latter months of 1992, the whole of 1993 and 1994 and the early months of 1995. Each entry provides names and addresses of the researchers, a detailed abstract, the source and amount of the grant(where applicable), the length of the project and details of published material about the research.
Science, Success and Soirees
Author: Barbara HeatonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780909115579
Category : Mechanics' institutes
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A Brief Statement of the Aims and Objects of the New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute
Author: New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute (Boston, Mass.)Publisher:
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Category : Employers' associations
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
The Mechanics' Institute Movement in America ; to 1860
Author: Julius SmelkinClaim on the Countryside
Author: Taylor Harvey TaylorPublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474473075
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The last century has seen a dramatic increase in ramblers, mountaineers, cyclists and hill walkers enjoying the British countryside. This remarkable book charts the history of the outdoor movement from its late Victorian origins to its present status. Harvey Taylor describes how the active participants in the movement combined to create a loosely constructed entity, held together by common areas of interest and shared campaigning concerns. From the formation of Footpath Protection Societies and the development of a Countryside Access campaign in the inter-war years, he emphasises that the movement was very much more than just a 'craze' or a reaction against creeping industrialisation and urbanisation as was portrayed at the time. This is a fascinating introduction to a particularly British recreational phenomenon.
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