Our Victorian education

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Our Victorian education

Dinah Birch

(Blackwell manifestos)

Blackwell Pub., 2008

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-163) and index

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This groundbreaking book combines a historical interpretation of Victorian educational debate with a critical overview of contemporary educational thought. * Traces the roots of contemporary educational practice in the values of Victorian thinking * Combines detailed consideration of Victorian sources, literary and non-literary, with reflections on their legacy in the 21st century * Reflects on questions of social class, religion, and gender as the Victorians defined them in relation to educational ideals * Suggests challenging connections between literary and social history and contemporary dilemmas

Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgements. 1 Defining Knowledge. The Spread of Education. Conflicts in Learning. Poetry and Teaching: William Wordsworth. Imagination and Fact. Poetry and Schooling: Matthew Arnold. Fiction and Memory: Charles Dickens. 2 Religious Learning. Changing Balances. Evangelical Seriousness. Educating Clergymen. A Complete Education. The Uses of Ignorance: John Ruskin. 3 Teaching Women. Gender and Education. A Generation of Schoolmistresses. Literary Case Studies. The Educated Heart: Charlotte Bronte. Teaching Independence: Ellen Wood. Practical Faith: Elizabeth Sewell. "School-Time": George Eliot. Finding the Way. 4 New Conversations. Education, Education, Education. False Distinctions. "To School and Intelligence and Make it a Soul". The Mechanics of Learning. Admiration, Hope and Love. Notes. Bibliography. Index

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