Mediaeval Education and the Reformation

Originally published in 1967, this volume provides an account of the early development of English education. The schools and universities of the mediaeval period arose to meet the social needs of that time. The book charts developments up to the sixteenth century when the Reformation brought profound social and religious changes which affected education: not only the organisation of schools and universities but also the curriculum. This was the turning point when the foundations of an educational system, in the modern sense of the term, were laid.Lawson, John is the author of 'Mediaeval Education and the Reformation', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415432504 and ISBN 0415432502.