Related Resources
Below are books and academic works that have supported the rationale for this research.
A History of Adult Education in Great Britain from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century
Author: Thomas Kelly
Publication Date: 1992
Description: For this third edition of Thomas Kelly’s standard, comprehensive work, the author has written a substantial Prologue which reviews the many developments in the field of adult education in Great Britain which have taken place in the 1970s and 1980s. A Bibliographical Note draws attention to important recent research on earlier periods. The book has extensive footnotes and a comprehensive index.
A History of Modern British Adult Education
Author: Roger Fieldhouse
Publication Date: 1996
Description: This book surveys the history of British adult education over the past two centuries, attempting to throw more light on the present and the future by critically analysing its historical development. Its intention is to contribute to a debate about the nature and significance of adult education in Britain by measuring its aims against achievements and comparing the rhetoric with the reality.