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Woburn Education Series

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A History of Western Educational Ideas

By Professor Peter Gordon, Peter Gordon, Professor Denis Lawton, Denis Lawton

There are many aspects of an education system that only make sense if we know how that system has developed over time. Part of this…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-7130-4041-8 (Routledge)

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International Review of History Education

International Review of History Education, Volume 3

Edited by Alaric Dickinson, Peter Gordon, Peter Lee

The third volume in this international review takes "raising standards" as its central theme. Raising standards is no simple matter, either conceptually or empirically, whatever…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7130-0224-9 (Routledge)

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Socialism and Education in Britain 1883-1902

By Kevin Manton

Examines the British socialist movement in the last two decades of the 19th century through its policies on children's education. The author reassesses the nature…

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2001 | Hardback: 978-0-7130-0225-6 (Routledge)

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The School Textbook

History, Geography and Social Studies

By William E. Marsden

A study of the school textbook grounded in historical and comparative perspectives. The approach is broadly chronological, revealing changes in the theory and practice of…

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2001 | Paperback: 978-0-7130-4043-2 (Routledge)

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The Values Debate

A Voice from the Pupils

By Leslie J. Francis

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2001 | Paperback: 978-0-7130-4029-6 (Routledge)

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Dictionary of British Women's Organisations, 1825-1960

Edited by David Doughan, Professor Peter Gordon, Peter Gordon

This dictionary is the first attempt to identify systematically the large heterogeneous group of women's organisations that grew up from the early 19th century up…

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2001 | Paperback: 978-0-7130-4045-6 (Routledge)

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Values and the Curriculum

Edited by Jo Cairns, Roy Gardner, Denis Lawton

In this volume, educationists and experts on values, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, discuss the question of values and the curriculum in societies which are…

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2000 | Paperback: 978-0-7130-4044-9 (Routledge)

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International Yearbook of History Education

Edited by A. Dickinson, P. Gordon, P. Lee, J. Slater

This international academic and professional yearbook contains articles and reviews on matters of interest to all concerned with history in education from contributors throughout the…

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1996 | Hardback: 978-0-7130-0188-4 (Routledge)

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In History and in Education

Essays presented to Peter Gordon

Edited by Richard Aldrich

This tribute from historian and educationists to the work and influence of Peter Gordon, Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Education in London, is grouped…

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1996 | Hardback: 978-0-7130-0201-0 (Routledge)

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