An Historical Case Study of the Effect of Educational Reform on an Underdeveloped Area: Scotland in the Eighteenth Century. Final Report.

Autor/in	Bullough, Vern L.
Institution	San Fernando Valley State Coll., Northridge, CA.
Titel	An Historical Case Study of the Effect of Educational Reform on an Underdeveloped Area: Scotland in the Eighteenth Century. Final Report.
Quelle	(1969), (56 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Curriculum Development; Economic Development; Educational Background; Educational Change; Educational History; Educational Innovation; Higher Education; Industrialization; Intellectual Development; Parochial Schools; Population Growth; Primary Education; Religious Conflict; Social Mobility; Socioeconomic Influences; Urbanization; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Vorbildung; Bildungsreform; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Industrialisation; Industrialisierung; Mental development; Geistige Entwicklung; Konfessionsschule; Population increase; Bevölkerungswachstum; Primarbereich; Religiöser Konflikt; Soziale Mobilität; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Urbanisation; Urbanisierung
Abstract	To test the hypothesis that the rise of intellectual eminence in 18th century Scotland is related to educational reforms which occurred during that era, a sample of 375 eminent Scotsmen was selected and relevant biographical information was collected. In addition, the parishes in which the eminent men were either born or educated were investigated, along with a random sample of noncontributing parishes. The findings indicate that various factors were related to the emergence of eminent men, including population growth and concentration, change in the nature of the economy, and a general increase in prosperity. Although educational reform and innovation at the elementary level and extension of university education were also found to be significantly associated with eminence, degrees of eminence and level of educational achievement were not related. In general, those areas which diverted a portion of their resources to educational reform produced a significant proportion of the eminent Scots in the 18th century. (Author/JH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC