1st Edition

Culture and the Grammar School

By Harry Davies Copyright 1965
    192 Pages
    by Routledge

    192 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book, first published in 1965, discusses the nature of the grammar school, its curriculum and teaching methods, comparisons with sixth form education, and the change in its organisation and attitudes during a time of rapid social change in 1960s Britain. This title will be of interest to students of history, sociology and education.

    Introduction;  1. What do We Mean by Culture?  2. The ‘First-Generation’ Grammar School Boy  3. Curriculum and Teaching Methods  4. General Studies in the Sixth Form  5. Authority and Freedom in the School  6. Religious and Moral Education  7. Out of School  8. Leaving School  9. Culture and the Grammar School;  Appendices;  Bibliography;  Index

    Biography

    Harry Davies