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The silent social revolution: an account of the expansion of public education in England and Wales, 1895-1965

Title
  1. The silent social revolution: an account of the expansion of public education in England and Wales, 1895-1965, by G.A.N. Lowndes.
Published by
  1. London, Oxford U.P., 1969.
Author
  1. Lowndes, G. A. N. (George Alfred Norman)

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Description
  1. xiv, 397 pages, 16 plates illustrations, facsimile; 23 cm
Summary
  1. Account of the expansion of the public education system in the UK during the period from 1895 to 1965 - covers historical aspects, general education, primary education, secondary education, higher education, technical education, the impact of the second world war on the improvement of teaching methods and school facilities, social reforms, etc., and comments on the role of public opinion in influencing legislation on educational matters. Bibliography pp. 374 to 390.
Subject
  1. Geschichte 1895-1965
  2. Education > England > History
  3. Education > Wales > History
  4. Education
  5. Bildungswesen
  6. Staat
  7. public education
  8. general education
  9. higher education
  10. history
  11. legislation
  12. primary education
  13. public opinion
  14. school
  15. secondary education
  16. social reform
  17. teaching method
  18. technical education
  19. enseignement public
  20. école
  21. enseignement général
  22. enseignement primaire
  23. enseignement secondaire
  24. enseignement supérieur
  25. enseignement technique
  26. histoire
  27. législation
  28. méthode pédagogique
  29. opinion publique
  30. réforme sociale
  31. enseñanza pública
  32. educación general
  33. enseñanza primaria
  34. enseñanza secundaria
  35. enseñanza superior
  36. enseñanza técnica
  37. escuela
  38. historia
  39. legislación
  40. método pedagógico
  41. opinión pública
  42. reforma social
  43. England
  44. Wales
  45. Großbritannien
  46. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  47. Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
  48. Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte
Genre/Form
  1. History
  2. bibliography.
  3. comment.
  4. bibliographie.
  5. commentaire.
  6. bibliografía.
  7. comentario.
Contents
  1. Preface -- pt. I. Introduction and the Garbage Can Model -- Ch. 1. Is it Reasonable to Expect a Return from Investments in Information Technology? -- Ch. 2. A Garbage Can Model and the IT Investment/Value Equations -- pt. II. IT Investments Among and Within Firms -- Ch. 3. The Evidence for a Return Across Groups of Companies -- Ch. 4. IT Investments with Direct Returns -- pt. III. Indirect and Less Obvious Returns from IT Investment -- Ch. 5. The Indirect Benefits from IT Investments -- Ch. 6. Investing in the Infrastructure -- Ch. 7. When IT Becomes a Part of Strategy -- Ch. 8. Investing in IT to Enable Change -- pt. IV. Increasing the Chances for Successful Investment -- Ch. 9. Perspectives on Conversion Effectiveness -- Ch. 10. Implications for the IT Investment Decision -- pt. V. Some Implications -- Ch. 11. Implications for Managing Information Technology -- Ch. 12. Where IT Value is Found -- References -- Index.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. First published in 1937.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Bibliography: p. 374-390.