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A Victorian class conflict? : school teaching and the parson, priest and minister, 1837-1902

Smith, John T.UUUU
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Villages and towns in the Victorian era saw a great expansion in educational provision, and witnessed the rise of the elementary teaching profession, often provided and supported by local clergymen. This book investigates the social and economic relationships of such clergymen and teachers who worked co-operatively and at times in competition with each other. The inevitable result was a complex of movements in society in the final third of the nineteenth century that led to increasing clashes in villages, as one group (the clergy) sought to preserve its hold on its status and power, while the other (male and female teachers) attempted to secure their new role in society.The research presented is based on previously unused, original sources - church documents, HMI reports, newspapers and journals and private papers.
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