Education for all? : literature, culture and education development in Britain and Denmark /
Martin, Cathie J.,
Education for all? : literature, culture and education development in Britain and Denmark / Cathie Jo Martin. - 1 online resource (xvii, 271 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge studies in the comparative politics of education . - Cambridge studies in the comparative politics of education. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Sep 2023).
Why did Denmark develop mass education for all in 1814, while Britain created a public-school system only in 1870 that primarily educated academic achievers? Cathie Jo Martin argues that fiction writers and their literary narratives inspired education campaigns throughout the nineteenth-century. Danish writers imagined mass schools as the foundation for a great society and economic growth. Their depictions fortified the mandate to educate all people and showed neglecting low-skill youth would waste societal resources and threaten the social fabric. Conversely, British authors pictured mass education as harming social stability, lower-class work, and national culture. Their stories of youths who overcame structural injustices with individual determination made it easier to blame students who failed to seize educational opportunities. Novel and compelling, Education for All? uses a multidisciplinary perspective to offer a unique gaze into historical policymaking.
9781009419673 (ebook)
Public schools--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Public schools--History--Denmark--19th century.
Education and state--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Education and state--History--Denmark--19th century.
Education in literature.
Comparative education.
LA631.7 / .M37 2024
371.01094109/034
Education for all? : literature, culture and education development in Britain and Denmark / Cathie Jo Martin. - 1 online resource (xvii, 271 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge studies in the comparative politics of education . - Cambridge studies in the comparative politics of education. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Sep 2023).
Why did Denmark develop mass education for all in 1814, while Britain created a public-school system only in 1870 that primarily educated academic achievers? Cathie Jo Martin argues that fiction writers and their literary narratives inspired education campaigns throughout the nineteenth-century. Danish writers imagined mass schools as the foundation for a great society and economic growth. Their depictions fortified the mandate to educate all people and showed neglecting low-skill youth would waste societal resources and threaten the social fabric. Conversely, British authors pictured mass education as harming social stability, lower-class work, and national culture. Their stories of youths who overcame structural injustices with individual determination made it easier to blame students who failed to seize educational opportunities. Novel and compelling, Education for All? uses a multidisciplinary perspective to offer a unique gaze into historical policymaking.
9781009419673 (ebook)
Public schools--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Public schools--History--Denmark--19th century.
Education and state--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Education and state--History--Denmark--19th century.
Education in literature.
Comparative education.
LA631.7 / .M37 2024
371.01094109/034