The Development of the Secondary Curriculum

Originally published in 1986. This book's focus is on English secondary schooling in the late 19th and 20th Centuries. In each chapter, a specialist contributor considers the changing ideology, shape and status of one of the seven traditional academic subjects.

Michael H. Price

1. Introduction: Curriculum History and English Secondary Schools, 1870-1940 Michael Price 2. Culture or Discipline? The Redefinition of Classical Education Christopher Stray 3. English Teaching: Classics in the Vernacular Eleanor Wright 4. Modern Languages: The Retreat from Reform William Rowlinson 5. The Perry Movement in School Mathematics Michael Price 6. Science for Professionals: Scientific Method and Secondary Education Edgar Jenkins 7. The Royal Geographical Society and Geography in Secondary Education William Marsden 8. From a Test of Memory to a Training for Life: The Teaching of History Gordon Batho 9. Conclusion Michael Price