1. Introduction 2. The promised land? 3. Reaction and reconstruction? 4. Reorganisation and re-appraisal 5. A silent revolution? 6. 1944—Promise unfulfilled
Biography
Gerald Bernbaum was an educationist and university administrator. He began his career as assistant master at Mitcham County Grammar School for Boys in 1958. He became a lecturer of education at the University of Leicester in 1964, before moving into administration as the university’s pro-vice Chancellor in 1985. In 1993 he moved to South Bank University to become vice-chancellor and chief executive. Following his retirement in 2001, he became chairman of Morley College, London, an institution devoted to the promotion of adult education and life-long learning.
Review of the first publication:
‘This book has much to commend it. The author writes lucidly and his interpretation of trends and situations is sound.’
— The Times Educational Supplement
