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Education for All?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2023

Cathie Jo Martin
Cathie Jo Martin
Affiliation:
Boston University

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Education for All?
Literature, Culture and Education Development in Britain and Denmark
 , pp. i
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023
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Education for All?

Why did Denmark develop mass education for all in 1814, while Britain created a public-school system only in 1870 and 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.

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.

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