The development of the mechanics' institute movement in Britain and beyond: supporting further education for the adult working class

by Walker, Martyn

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Full title :The development of the mechanics' institute movement in Britain and beyond : supporting further education for the adult working class / Martyn Walker.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2017.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (viii, 183 pages) : : illustrations, maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781315685021, 1315685027, 9781317410911, 1317410912, 9781317410928, 1317410920, 9781317410904, 1317410904, 9781138489578, 1138489573
DOI:10.4324/9781315685021
oclc:ocn954617325
LC Classification:T69
Dewey Decimal:607.1

1. Introduction -- 2. A brief history of the mechanics' institute movement -- 3. Scientific education offered up to 1850 -- 4. Scientific and technical education 1851-1900 -- 5. Social class and membership -- 6. Mechanics' institutes and female membership -- 7. From rented accommodation to civic pride -- 8. Mechanics' institute libraries and their contribution to a public readership -- 9. Analysis of three clusters of mechanics' institutes and their impact on their local communities -- 10. Expansion of the mechanics' institute movement beyond Britain -- 11. Conclusion and legacy of the mechanics' institute movement.

Subjects

Enseignement technique -- Histoire -- 1… Great Britain History Mécanique -- Étude et enseignement -- 1… Mechanics -- Study and teaching Mechanics -- Study and teaching -- 19th… Mechanics' institutes Mechanics' institutes -- Histoire -- 19… Mechanics' institutes -- History -- 19t… Mechanics' institutes -- History -- 19t… Technical education Technical education -- History -- 19th … Technology & Engineering -- General