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Lyulph Stanley

A Study in Educational Politics

by (author) Alan W. Jones

Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Initial publish date
Nov 1979
Category
General, Social Policy, Political
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780889207530
    Publish Date
    Jan 2006
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781554585069
    Publish Date
    Nov 1979
    List Price
    $34.99

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Lyulph Stanley, the uncle of Bertrand Russell, was an influential and articulate aristocrat who believed that every child should learn from a good teacher in a comfortable building. He championed the school board cause during the latter half of the Victorian era, a time of tremendous educational change in England. With the great increase in urban populations, the schooling provided by voluntary organizations had become inadequate. The state had taken control of education, working through its local representatives, the elected school boards. But controversy arose between churches, which were opposed to secular education, and school boards, and between local and central authorities.
The author follows Stanley's political career, clarifying the views of the school board supporters and analyzing the political differences underlying the controversies. Students of education, history, and politics can benefit from his contribution to the re-assessment of this turbulent period in English educational history.

About the author

Alan W. Jones is Chairman of the Graduate School of Education in Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec. He received the B.A. and M.Ed, as well as a Diploma in Theology from the universities of Sheffield, Durham, and London in England. Before coming to Canada in 1969 he taught for ten years in West Africa.

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