'Teaching Girls': Intermediate Schools and Career Opportunities for Girls in the East Glamorgan Valleys of Wales, 1896-1914.

James, Deborah

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ERIC Number: EJ675446

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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'Teaching Girls': Intermediate Schools and Career Opportunities for Girls in the East Glamorgan Valleys of Wales, 1896-1914.

James, Deborah

History of Education, v30 n6 p513-26 Nov 2001

Analyzes the effects of the 1889 Welsh Intermediate and Technical Education Act on East Glamorgan Valley Welsh females. Focuses on the relationships among the economic, social, and cultural factors that impacted their career choices to become teachers. Notes that the Central Welsh Board examinations were a step forward in Welsh education. (MER)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Cultural Context, Educational Change, Educational History, Evaluation, Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Intermediate Grades, Social Change, Teaching (Occupation)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: The History of Education: Journal of the History of Education is a refereed journal.