Schoolbooks and textbook publishing.

Pedersen, Sarah

Abstract

In this chapter the author looks at the history of schoolbooks and textbook publishing. The nineteenth century saw a rise in the school book market in Britain due to the rise of formal schooling and public examinations. Although the 1870 Education and 1872 (Scotland) Education Acts made elementary education compulsory for childern between 5-13 years old, it was not until the end of the First World War that some sort form of secondary education became compulsory for all children.

Citation

PEDERSEN, S. 2019. Schoolbooks and textbook publishing. In Nash, A., Squires, C. and Willison, I. (eds.) The twentieth century and beyond. The Cambridge history of the book in Britain, 7. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pages 341-364. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511862489.011

• Acceptance Date: Feb 19, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jun 30, 2019
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 30, 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
• Pages: 341-364
• Series Title: The Cambridge history of the book in Britain
• Series Number: 7
• Book Title: The twentieth century and beyond
• Chapter Number: Chapter 10
• ISBN: 9781107010604
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511862489.011
• Keywords: School textbooks; British educational publishers; Publishing
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/249043