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

by Walker, Martyn

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Title Statements

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

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2017.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

The Physical Object

Description:ix, 183 pages ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781138923553, 1138923559, 9781315685021, 1315685027
oclc:ocn939911182
LC Classification:T69
Dewey Decimal:607.1/041

Introduction -- A brief history of the Mechanics' Institute Movement -- Scientific education offered up to 1850 -- Scientific and technical education 1851-1900 -- Social class and membership -- Mechanics' institutes and female membership -- From rented accomodation to civic pride -- Mechanics' Institute Libraries and their contribution to a public readership -- Analysis of three clusters of mechanics' institutes and their impact on their local communities -- Expansion of the Mechanics' Institute Movement beyond Britain -- 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' insitutes -- History -- 19th… Mechanics' institutes Mechanics' institutes -- Histoire -- 19… Mechanics' institutes -- History -- 19t… Technical education Technical education -- History -- 19th …