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Education of the people, by the people: the elementary school in Victorian Wales

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The Welsh History Review, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 127 - 155

Swansea University Author: Martin Johnes Orcid Logo

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Victorian elementary education in Wales has often been seen as a tool of social control and as an alien linguistic experience for children. While both these perspectives are partially correct, they simplify the diversity of education across Wales and underplay how schools were grounded in communitie...

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Published in: The Welsh History Review
ISSN: 0083-792X
Published: University of Wales Press 2024
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64919
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Abstract: Victorian elementary education in Wales has often been seen as a tool of social control and as an alien linguistic experience for children. While both these perspectives are partially correct, they simplify the diversity of education across Wales and underplay how schools were grounded in communities. This was rooted in the buildings themselves, the ways communities shaped and were interested in the work of schools, and the role and care of teachers within those communities. Of course, since communities were not homogenous bodies, education also reflected local rifts but, again, this meant elementary schools were formed by local rather than external dynamics. Despite the role of the state in education, Victorian elementary schools were in, and of, the community.
Keywords: Welsh history
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Issue: 1
Start Page: 127
End Page: 155