1st Edition
The Rise of the Schooled Society The History of Formal Schooling in England
By David Wardle
Copyright 1974
190 Pages
by
Routledge
First published in 1974, The Rise of the Schooled Society examines the historical developments which made the argument for ‘de-schooling’—assertion that formal institutional education has outgrown its usefulness and has become an obstacle to social reform—plausible.
David Wardle discusses the changing relationship between home and school, referring particularly to the progressive widening of... Read more
Introduction 1. The changing relationship of home and school 2. The concepts of ‘childhood’ and ‘youth’ 3. Technological development and educational expansion 4. The social consequences of technological change 5. The growth of collectivism 6. The implications for de-schooling 7. Bibliography
Biography
David Wardle
