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John T Smith - Victorian Class Conflict?: Schoolteaching & the Parson, Priest & Minister, 1837-1902 - 9781845195823 - V9781845195823
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Victorian Class Conflict?: Schoolteaching & the Parson, Priest & Minister, 1837-1902

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Description for Victorian Class Conflict?: Schoolteaching & the Parson, Priest & Minister, 1837-1902 Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; JNB; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Villages and towns in the Victorian era saw a great expansion in educational provision, and witnessed the rise of the elementary teaching profession, often provided and supported by local clergymen. This book investigates the social and economic relationships of such clergymen and teachers who worked co-operatively and at times in competition with each other, their relative positions typified by the comment of one contemporary clergyman as 'those of master and servant'. The inevitable result was a complex of movements in society in the final third of the nineteenth century that led to increasing clashes in villages, as one group (the clergy) sought to preserve its hold on its status and power, while the other (male and female teachers) attempted to secure their new role in society. The research presented is based on previously unused, original sources -- church documents, HMI reports, newspapers and journals and private papers. It is not confined, as is the case with so much recent research, to the Church of England, but breaks new ground in providing a comparative analysis of the social position and educational work of Roman Catholic and Wesleyan clergy, and their collaboration with their elementary school teachers. This book is essential reading for all those interested in Victorian Education.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
233
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845195823
SKU
V9781845195823
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99-50

About John T Smith
John T Smith is senior lecturer in education at the University of Hull. He has written numerous articles on nineteenth century education and two books, "Methodism & Education, 18491902" (Clarendon, Oxford, 1998) and "The History of Lady Lumley's Foundation" (LLEF, Pickering, 1990).

Reviews for Victorian Class Conflict?: Schoolteaching & the Parson, Priest & Minister, 1837-1902
Smith addresses the rise of schoolteachers as professionals in the Victorian era and, as a function of that rise, their often-conflictual relationship with Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Wesleyan clergy. Venturing beyond the traditional treatment of Anglican themes, the book carefully documents how the financial and educational status of teachers improved while that of clergy diminished. Utilising a range of hitherto neglected sources of information, Smith provides a useful case study of the rise of one professional class. Recommended".
Choice "His book contributes not only refreshing comparative insights but also a vivid realisation of the Victorian interplay of religious, moral, social and economic factors in education as well as the tensions they engender. It makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the philosophy of education of the period and to the discernment of commitment".
Professor V A McClelland, former Director of Institute of Education & Professor of Educational Studies at Hull University, and a noted biographer of Cardinal Manning

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