British Education

BRITISH EDUCATIONBY J. E. HALESCONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE PRESENT POSITION 3. THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4. THE STATE SECONDARY SCHOOL SYSTEM 5. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 6. THE UNIVERSITIES Oxford and Cambridge The Modern Universities 7. TECHNICAL EDUCATION 8. ADULT EDUCATION 9. THE SUPPLY OF TEACHERS 10, EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE SCHOOLROOM 11, SCOTLAND 12, NORTHERN IRELAND 13, WARTIM. EDUCATION 14. CONCLUSION ILLUSTRATIONS INTRODUCTION Educational systems of England and Wales may conveniently be dealt with together, since the Acts of Parliament which have regulated the development of popular education in England apply also to Wales, and the Board of Education in London deals with education in Wales as well as in England. The Scottish system, however, differs in important respects from the English, and is regulated by separate Education Acts for Scotland. In this pamphlet it will only be possible to deal with the national system of England and Wales, adding a brief reference to...