1st Edition

Culture and General Education A Survey

By W. Kenneth Richmond Copyright 1963
198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1963, this remarkable book discusses the results of the ‘tests of culture’ devised by the author, two of which, when published in The Times Educational Supplement , evoked such wide interest that he was almost overwhelmed with unsolicited test scores and correspondence. The late Kenneth Richmond was well aware that any attempt to ‘measure culture’ was open to ridicule.... Read more

1. Introduction  2. A Measure of Culture  3. The Tests  4. Intelligence, Inquiry and Information  5. Profiles of Culture in the University  6. Culture and General Education in the Sixth Form  7. Culture and the Teacher  8. Conclusion.  Answers to Tests

Biography

W. Kenneth Richmond