Education for All?: Literature, Culture and Education Development in Britain and Denmark

Cathie Jo Martin

doi:10.1017/9781009419673

Why did Denmark develop mass education for all in 1814, while Britain created a public-school system only in 1870 that primarily educated academic achievers? Cathie Jo Martin argues that fiction writers and their literary narratives inspired education campaigns throughout the nineteenth-century. Danish writers imagined mass schools as the foundation for a great society and economic growth. Their depictions fortified the mandate to educate all people and showed neglecting low-skill youth would waste societal resources and threaten the social fabric. Conversely, British authors pictured mass education as harming social stability, lower-class work, and national culture. Their stories of youths who overcame structural injustices with individual determination made it easier to blame students who failed to seize educational opportunities. Novel and compelling, Education for All? uses a multidisciplinary perspective to offer a unique gaze into historical policymaking. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

Co-winner, 2024 Best Book on European Politics, American Political Science Association

‘Cathie Martin's study is of great interest in that it anchors a cultural perspective, linking educational history and the comparison of parallel developments, in international comparative educational research.’

Philipp Gonon Source: H-Soz-Kult

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Education for All?
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Cambridge Studies in the Comparative Politics of Education - Series page
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Literature, Culture and Education Development in Britain and Denmark
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Introduction
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Education for Some or Education for All?
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1 - Culture and the Politics of Comparative Education Policy
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2 - Culture and Continuity through Institutional Change
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3 - Romancing the Nation: Education and Nation-Building in 1800
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4 - Expanding Educational Access in the Age of Social Realism
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5 - Education in the Age of Empire, Globalization and Technological Change
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6 - Cultural Echoes of the Past in Contemporary Education Reforms
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Education for All?
pp i-i

Cambridge Studies in the Comparative Politics of Education - Series page
pp ii-ii

Education for All? - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Figures
pp ix-x

Tables
pp xi-xii

Acknowledgments
pp xiii-xvi

Note on the Text
pp xvii-xviii

Introduction
pp 1-9

1 - Culture and the Politics of Comparative Education Policy
pp 10-45

2 - Culture and Continuity through Institutional Change
pp 46-77

3 - Romancing the Nation: Education and Nation-Building in 1800
pp 78-112

4 - Expanding Educational Access in the Age of Social Realism
pp 113-159

5 - Education in the Age of Empire, Globalization and Technological Change
pp 160-204

6 - Cultural Echoes of the Past in Contemporary Education Reforms
pp 205-224

Bibliography
pp 225-260

Index
pp 261-271

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