The Education of a Nation
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Education of a Nation
By (Author) Gareth Elwyn Jones
University of Wales Press
University of Wales Press
1st July 1997
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
370
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
Description
An examination of the relationship between the central authority for education and the educational demands of the people of Wales. It argues that recent and current government policies are as dismissive of Welsh priorities as those which in the past provoked the Welsh revolt.
Reviews
"Jones writes with verve and clarity, bringing the educational debates of the nineteenth century to life." Times Educational Supplement
Author Bio
Professor Gareth Elwyn Jones was a lecturer and reader at Swansea University for almost two decades and chair of education at the University of Aberystwyth. He was made an MBE in 2007 for his services to education.
