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The expansion of higher education in England
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Abstract The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw a phenomenal and unprecedented growth in the provision of higher education in England. At the commencement
of the period, in mid-century, there were but four small university institutions
and a number of provincial Colleges of varying prestige ... view more
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw a phenomenal and unprecedented growth in the provision of higher education in England. At the commencement
of the period, in mid-century, there were but four small university institutions
and a number of provincial Colleges of varying prestige and clientele. For the vast
bulk of the population education beyond elementary school had to be sought
through Mechanic's Institutes or Adult Schools. Within eighty years this Situation
had been completely transformed through a process of growth and systematization.
By 1930 the different elements in what could be discerned as a system stood in a
clear relationship one to another, and identified themselves with particular social
groups. Similarities with higher education in other major industrial societies were
now more manifest: admission qualifications and ages were, by 1930, largely standardized; specialist faculties, each linking with professional occupations, had been established, and, more importantly, a definite hierarchy of educational institutions was
discernible. How did this process occur in England between 1860 and 1930?... view less
Keywords
technical college; college; university; vocational education; historical development; education system; Great Britain; university enrollment; university level of education; expansion of educational system; twentieth century; nineteenth century
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
University Education
Free Keywords
hierarchy; democratization
Collection Title
The transformation of higher learning 1860-1930 : expansion, diversification, social opening and professionalization in England, Germany, Russia and the United States
Editor
Jarausch, Konrad H.
Document language
English
Publication Year
1982
Publisher
Klett-Cotta
City
Stuttgart
Page/Pages
p. 37-56
ISSN
0173-2153
ISBN
3-608-91067-0
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications