This week we have a pair of great British books for review. The first book is a first edition The Growth of British Education and Its Records by Colin R. Chapman.
The book is an historical description of education and the present whereabouts of its records in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Every type of school imaginable is covered; including, universities, reformatories, military and adult academies. Schools were run or governed by the State, by charities, by endowments, by religious bodies of all denominations, by professional institutions and by individuals. The surviving documents, notes, and records for student admissions and attendances, teachers’ log books, reports, honors and awards, punishments, accounts and managers’ and governors’ meetings are all potentially help to family, social and educational historians.
This book is not your mainstream, how-to, genealogy book. However, it is an interest review of education in the British Isles. Information from the book may help the family historian find educational records to help in their research. This is a first edition, and I understand a new edition is available in the British Isles. Howver, the book is still valuable to genealogists. We’re making it available at 40% off – only $7.77!
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Salvete
2. The Church and Education
3. Early Education in England
4. British University and Tertiary Education
5. Fourteenth to Sixteenth Century School Developments
6. Seventeenth Century School Proposals
7. Charity, Voluntary and Military Schools
8. Government Involvement in Education
9. British Academies Overseas
10. Awarding Bodies
11. Establishment-based School Records
12. Pupil-based School Records
13. Scottish Education Records
14. Irish Education Records
15. Valete
Index
For a copy of The Growth of British Education and Its Records, contact Family Roots Publishing; Item# A0061.