Hitherto only a small proportion of the research on private education has been on the schooling of girls. Debate on the subject, while often heated, even prejud
Reception studies have transformed the classics. Many more literary and cultural texts are now regarded as 'valid' for classical study. And within this process
The dissemination of classical material to children has long been a major form of popularization with far-reaching effects, although until very recently it has
This collection of essays, edited by the distinguished historian of education Richard Aldrich, examines past, present and future relationships between the priva