Earnest students anxious to acquire a practical knowledge suited to the trade of the district: The growth and development of the Mechanics’ Institute Movement with particular reference to Huddersfield 1824 – 1890

Walker, Martyn (2014) Earnest students anxious to acquire a practical knowledge suited to the trade of the district: The growth and development of the Mechanics’ Institute Movement with particular reference to Huddersfield 1824 – 1890. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 46 (1). pp. 38-56. ISSN 0022-0620

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Abstract

The mechanics' institute movement of the British Isles has been underrated by some historians, who have argued that many of the institutes were attended by the middle and upper classes. In any case, they state that by the 1850s, they were declining in both popularity and usefulness. This paper questions these assumptions, concentrating on the developments at the Huddersfield Mechanics' Institute and comparing with other institutes both locally and nationally its responsiveness to local and national developments with regard to its contribution to education. Like many other institutes, Huddersfield provided a foundation on which twentieth-century further education was firmly established. Britain was not the only country to establish a mechanics' institute movement as similar developments were also taking place in other countries, particularly in Australia.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races L Education > L Education (General)
Schools:	School of Education and Professional Development School of Education and Professional Development > Centre of Lifelong Learning and Social Justice > Policy Research Group
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Depositing User:	Sara Taylor
Date Deposited:	02 Oct 2012 14:16
Last Modified:	17 Jul 2014 10:01
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/15265

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