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

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Cathie Jo Martin (Boston University)

Education for All?

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Literature, Culture and Education Development in Britain and Denmark

Cathie Jo Martin (Boston University)

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Cambridge University Press
02 January 2025

Educational strategies & policy; Comparative politics; Political economy

Series: Cambridge Studies in the Comparative Politics of Education

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.

By: Cathie Jo Martin (Boston University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 444g
ISBN: 9781009419666
ISBN 10: 1009419668
Series: Cambridge Studies in the Comparative Politics of Education
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 02 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cathie Jo Martin is Professor of Political Science at Boston University. Martin's book with Duane Swank, The Political Construction of Business Interests, received the APSA David Greenstone book award. She has received fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute, National Endowment for the Humanities and Russell Sage Foundation, among others.

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

'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, H-Soz-Kult