Profession and Preferment amongst Durham County Schoolmasters, 1400-1550.

Vickerstaff, J. J.

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ERIC Number: EJ423720

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Publication Date: 1990

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Profession and Preferment amongst Durham County Schoolmasters, 1400-1550.

Vickerstaff, J. J.

History of Education, v19 n4 p273-82 Dec 1990

Profiles two types of schoolmasters in Durham County, England, and developments in the incipient teaching profession from 1400 to 1550. Discusses schoolmasters' qualifications, tenure, remuneration, and origins. Shows a few career-minded men enjoyed long tenures whereas the majority taught for a short time, hoping their teaching experience would lead to clerical advancement. (CH)

Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Church Role, Clergy, Compensation (Remuneration), Educational History, Foreign Countries, Medieval History, Occupational Aspiration, Promotion (Occupational), Teacher Qualifications, Teachers, Teaching (Occupation), Tenure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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