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Soldier education in the British Army, 1920-2007

Beach, J. (2008) Soldier education in the British Army, 1920-2007. History of Education. 37(5), pp. 679-699. 0046-760X.

Item Type: Article
Abstract: This article surveys the history of compulsory education for soldiers' career advancement in the British Army. It begins with an examination of the organisational context before analysing the rationale, syllabus, teaching and assessment of soldier education. It concludes that for the Army education organisation their self-perception as soldiers and educators is of crucial importance; that the justifications for soldier education have been debated constantly between the 'liberal' and 'utilitarian' groupings within the organisation; and finally that significant work remains to be done in this nexus between British military and educational history
Uncontrolled Keywords: Education, history, further education
Subjects: U Military Science > U1 Military science (General) > U400 Military education and training
L Education > LC Special aspects of Education > LC980 Types of education > LC1037 Career education
Creators: Beach, Jim
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016)
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History
Date: September 2008
Date Type: Publication
Page Range: pp. 679-699
Journal or Publication Title: History of Education
Volume: 37
Number: 5
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00467600801939755
ISSN: 0046-760X
Status: Published / Disseminated
Refereed: Yes
Related URLs:
URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5458

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