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This history of adult education in England considers its role in the evolution from late-Victorian liberalism to 20th-century socialism. Emphasis is placed on the University of Oxford, whose leading contribution to this movement presents a revealing portrait of its influence on the nation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldman, Lawrence, 1957-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1995.
Subjects:
University of Oxford > History > 19th century.
University of Oxford > History > 20th century.
University of Oxford
University extension > England > Oxford > History > 19th century.
University extension > England > Oxford > History > 20th century.
Adult education > England > Oxford > History > 19th century.
Adult education > England > Oxford > History > 20th century.
Working class > Education > England > Oxford > History > 19th century.
Working class > Education > England > Oxford > History > 20th century.
Enseignement para-universitaire > Angleterre > Oxford > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Enseignement para-universitaire > Angleterre > Oxford > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Éducation des adultes > Angleterre > Oxford > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Éducation des adultes > Angleterre > Oxford > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Travailleurs > Éducation > Angleterre > Oxford > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Travailleurs > Éducation > Angleterre > Oxford > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Adult education
University extension
Working class > Education
England > Oxford
University of Oxford.
Volwasseneneducatie.
1800-1999
Working classes > Adult education
Oxford (England)
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This history of adult education in England considers its role in the evolution from late-Victorian liberalism to 20th-century socialism. Emphasis is placed on the University of Oxford, whose leading contribution to this movement presents a revealing portrait of its influence on the nation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 363 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-350) and index.
ISBN:9780191676765
0191676764