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1. Are Britain's Etons doomed to go?

Subjects
BRITISH education system, EDUCATIONAL change, EDUCATION of the upper class, EDUCATION of the middle class, UNITED States education system, EDUCATION
Abstract

The article explores the challenges being faced by Great Britain's traditional education system in the competitive second half of the Twentieth Century. The country's education system is based on Nineteenth Century concepts of training a ruling group from the upper and middle classes. The overhaul of the education system has emerged as a critical issue in the 1964 parliamentary elections. The British are currently evaluating U.S. and Russian education systems.

Published
1964

2. Open Schools -- I : The British and US.

Author

Featherstone, Joseph

Subjects
SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY education, BRITISH education system, EDUCATIONAL change, EDUCATIONAL planning, EDUCATIONAL innovations
Abstract

Focuses on primary schools in Great Britain. Features of educational reforms in Great Britain; Importance of an alternative approach to teaching in Great Britain; Observations on characteristic innovations in British primary schools; Reasons for U.S. interest in Britain's primary schools; Discussion of the slow progress of the junior schools, both in Great Britain and the U.S.

Published
1971

3. THE SOCIAL SETTING.

Author

REES, MERLYN

Subjects
SOCIAL change, LABOR unions, MIDDLE class, EDUCATIONAL change, EDUCATION policy, BRITISH education system, WORKING class, EMPLOYMENT
Abstract

In this article, the author explains the need for Great Britain's Labour Party to adjust to the social changes taking place in 1960 in order to succeed in elections. While the author is supportive of the party's strong relationship with British trade unions and the working-class, he argues that changes in education and social structure, particularly an increase in professional employment and a growing middle class, require Labour to appeal to other groups.

Published
1960
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4. English Universities: Problems and Prospects.

Author

Bowden, Lord

Subjects
BRITISH education system, UNIVERSITIES & colleges, EDUCATIONAL sociology, EDUCATIONAL change
Abstract

The author reflects on the problems in learning institutions in Great Britain. He argues that many of the problems of the English universities are due to the changes in the society and the challenges caused by the rapid growth of the whole educational system. Moreover, the author contends that the country's educational system does not educate individuals who would fit in the kind of society in the future.

Published
1970
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