English and Welsh Education

Paper Summary:

This research paper examines education provision in England and Wales since World War II and specifically as related to educational achievement.

Outline:
Objective
Introduction
Education Act 1944
Intelligence Testing and School Provision
Post-WW ll England Schools
Concepts of Education Equality and Achievement Linked
Summary and Conclusion

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"There were shortages of staff, equipment and building..." Eckstein additionally states: "Post-war legislation has generally been characterized by radical thinking and optimism. However, the euphoria brought by the end of a war is so often soon dissipated in the exhausting battle of the peace. At such a time, the ambitiously optimistic spirit of reconstruction may also be lessened. A more cautious planned expansion replaces the scheme for extensive reconstruction, ideas of reform have once again to vie with practices which are entrenched in the typical ways of thinking of a people. The educational legislation of the last five years or so has been characterized by such an approach, by plans for reform and expansion which reflect the changes in the spirit of nations since 1945." (1960) In 1948 England and Wales had 1,875,997 children enrolled in secondary education of all kinds while in France the number in 1950 was only 794,070 with only slightly more in Germany in 1950 at 828,631 and in Italy the same year children enrolled in secondary education of all kinds is stated to have been 503,943."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Chan, Sui-Mee; East, Pat, Ali, Sabia; and Neophytou, Maria (2002) Primary and Secondary Education in England and Wales: From 1944 to the Present Day - 8th Edition. August 2002.
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• M.A. Eckstein, "Present Trends in Public Secondary Education in Western Europe," The High School Journal, 44 (October, 1960): 8-19. Reprinted by permission of the University of North Carolina Press.
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