New Studies in the History of Education

Providing a wide-ranging, critical and up-to-date introduction to the history of education, this book explores its true meaning and value for education studies. With no assumption of prior knowledge, it considers key themes, individuals and situations in depth highlighting the specific ways in which current educational practice is historically conditioned or, conversely, has been very different in other times and places and, by implication, might be different in the future. Chapters cover a diverse range of key topics, such as:

• the history of ¿big ideas¿, such as liberal education
• the impact of state intervention on education
• the effects of imperialism
• the education of orators in ancient Rome
• the impact of Covid policies on British education
• the history of individual subjects, such as Geography
• the development of educational sectors