In Pursuit of Social Democracy: Shena Simon and the Reform of Secondary Education in England, 1938-1948

Autor/in	Ku, Hsiao-Yuh
Titel	In Pursuit of Social Democracy: Shena Simon and the Reform of Secondary Education in England, 1938-1948
Quelle	In: History of Education, 47 (2018) 1, S.54-72 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-760X
DOI	10.1080/0046760X.2017.1339833
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Secondary Education; Social Justice; Social Change; Democracy; Educational Change; Change Agents; Graduation Requirements; Institutional Characteristics; Public Schools; School Closing; Program Termination; Educational Opportunities; Educational Policy; Educational Legislation; Politics of Education; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sekundarbereich; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Sozialer Wandel; Demokratie; Bildungsreform; Abschlussordnung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Educational policy
Abstract	Shena Simon (1883-1972), a leading English socialist and educationist, actively called for the reform of secondary education in the 1930s and 1940s in order to bring the ideal of 'equality of opportunity' into the English educational system. This paper explores the continuity and changes in Simon's proposed reforms in relation to her ideals of social democracy from the appearance of the Spens Report (1938) to the publication of her book, "Three Schools or One?" (1948). In addition, Simon's transnational visits to the Soviet Union, the USA and Scotland, as well as the impact of her international and comparative perspectives on different educational systems on her policy agenda, are also examined. It concludes that as many policy issues shown in the current paper continue to be debated, Simon's democratic ideals and discourses are still relevant in the present and suggest implications for the future of secondary education in England. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01