1st Edition

Education for Democracy in England in World War II

By Hsiao-Yuh Ku Copyright 2020
210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

Education for Democracy in England in World War II examines the educational discourse and involvement in wartime educational reforms of five important figures: Fred Clarke, R. H. Tawney, Shena Simon, H. C. Dent and Ernest Simon. These figures campaigned for educational reforms through their books, publishing articles in newspapers, delivering speeches at schools and conferences and by... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Two Theories of Democracy: Liberal and Social Democracy  3. Setting the Scene: Historical Context and Educational Traditions  4. Fred Clarke: Educational Reconstruction for ‘English Democracy’  5. R. H. Tawney: Relentless Fight for Social Democracy  6. Shena Simon: Radical Agenda for Social Democracy  7. H. C. Dent: A New Educational Order for Liberal Democracy  8. Ernest Simon: Education for Democratic Citizenship  9. Conclusion

Biography

Hsiao-Yuh Ku is an associate professor at the Graduate Institute of Education, National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan. Her research interest is in the field of English history of education, mainly on democratic ideals and educational reform in England in the 1930s and 1940s.