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Direct linkWalker, Martyn – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2014
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…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Adult Education, Mechanics (Process)
