Education, history and social change: The legacy of Brian Simon (Inaugural Professorial Lecture) - Softcover

McCulloch, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0854737081 ISBN 13: 9780854737086

Publisher: Institute of Education, 2004

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An Inaugural Professorial Lecture

Brian Simon, who died in 2002, was the leading and best known historian of education in the United Kingdom and his influence is still felt today. In this inaugural professorial lecture Gary McCulloch examines the nature and continuing relevance of Brian Simon’s legacy to the field. He also discusses the significance of Simon’s own relationship with the Institute of Education, especially with regard to the challenge set by Fred Clarke in Education and Social Change (1940) and other works. McCulloch concludes by outlining a number of ways of beginning to build on Simon’s legacy to the history of education in the changing society of the twenty-first century.

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Education, History and Social Change Gary McCulloch examines the legacy of Brian Simon, who was the leading and best known historian of education in the United Kingdom. He discusses the significance of Simon's own relationship with the Institute of Education and outlines ways of building on Simon's legacy to the history of education in the changing society of the twenty-first century. Full description

Synopsis

Brian Simon, who died in 2002, was a known historian of education in the United Kingdom and his influence is still felt today. In this title, Gary McCulloch examines the nature and continuing relevance of Brian Simon's legacy in the field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Institute of Education
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0854737081
• ISBN 13: 9780854737086
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24