The character and role of the study of education in the UK have always been contested and often challenged. This book examines the contribution to the study of education that has been made by higher education institutions, journals, textbooks and societies.
"[This book] should be an important point of reference for those who seek to understand the contested development of education studies as a discipline and the role that historical research can and should play within it."— John Howlett, History of Education
Gary McCulloch is Brian Simon Professor of the History of Education at the UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK
Steven Cowan is a researcher in the history of education