Examine the development of [ENGLISH] elementary education 1833 - 1914 in terms of its economic, social and political aspects. [DISTINCTION]

Examine the development of elementary education 1833 - 1914 in terms of its economic, social and political aspects. Enclosure, industrialisation and population growth during the early nineteenth century contributed to enormous social, economic and political changes in Britain. The government, faced with complex new challenges, was under pressure to reform - for example, to provide free, compulsory, state-controlled education, which was already provided in some European countries. However, the dominant force in British politics, the Tories, were …

…the foundations for future improvements, eventually leading to the education system enjoyed in Britain today. Note Dr James Kay is better known by the name Kay-Suttleworth, which he adopted in 1842 upon his marriage to Miss Janet Shuttleworth. Bibliography Benson Clough, G, (2nd ed. 1904), A Short History Of Education, London: Ralph Holland & Co. Taylor, D. (1988), Mastering British Economic and Social History, Palgrave Macmillan Spartacus (2002), http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/EDrevised.htm (12th December 2003)