Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the role of formal religion in the early years of Outward Bound, a significant outdoor education organisation in Britain, from the 1940s to the 1960s. Design/methodology/approach: This article is based on archival and other documentary research in various archives and libraries, mostly in the United…

This paper is significant in its exploration of the experiences of children designated as 'lower-attaining' in British primary schooling. It is underpinned by Nancy Fraser's conceptualisation of a global shift from government via nation-state welfare structures to governance through supra-national financialised neoliberalism. Within this context,…

The importance of people gaining new, and high-level, qualifications in adulthood has been much emphasised in policy rhetoric. It is widely assumed that adults should engage in learning throughout their working life in order to adapt to changing conditions in the labour market and to ensure that national economies remain competitive in a global…

This paper considers the voluntary work of girls in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Historians have so far neglected to study social work as an integral part of middle-class girls' formal and informal education. The paper uses records of several little-known girls' service leagues including Time and Talents, Girl's Realm Guild of Service,…

England's Summerhill School is an alternative school based on child-centered philosophies involving, freedom, love of children, and natural development. A recent television program generated negative publicity that could endanger its future prospects. (SK)

Results of comparisons between European adolescents' (N=170) and English adolescents' (N=820) responses on the Ideal Person Test indicated that boys make materialistic responses; that girls make social and altruistic responses; and that the difference in valuing between the sexes is greater than that between schools. (Author/BL)

Reports an evaluation of the perceived visibility and quality of human development journals in France, Great Britain, and West Germany. Overall, the dominance of English-language journals (and especially American journals) is notable. Achieving particular international prominence were "Child Development,""Developmental…

Arts activities in prisons, such as the work of Britain's Geese Theatre Company, have a therapeutic effect but are often hampered by lack of funds, materials, and space and difficulties with the attitudes of prison administrators and staff. (SK)

Examines retrospective accounts of gay identity formation during adolescence with working-class gay men (N=20). Themes salient to understanding their experiences are identified. Illustrates how socio-cultural context of compulsory heterosexuality is central in understanding accounts of both reported minority stress and identity construction.…

Author argues that the enhanced affirmation of the self is the deepest achievement made possible for the student of education through the subjective discipline of writing an autobiography. (Author/PG)

New Directions, a community-based course for Asian women living in London, enables them to analyze their position in British culture and access education and employment opportunities. They acquire language and job skills, self-confidence, and encouragement for cultural integration. (SK)

The development of a curriculum for moral education in Great Britain is discussed, from agreement on objectives, through research and development (aided by publications) to teacher education. The role of parents and the public in supporting the school programs is viewed as an absolute necessity. (JB)

Data from 4,299 British 12- to 15-year olds suggested that alcohol education was most effective in personal/social/health education (PSHE), not in science curriculum. Teenage drinking was lower in schools offering PSHE, even when alcohol-specific education was not delivered. (SK)

A 16-week development program for young unemployed adults is described. Discusses objectives (improved thinking patterns, positive self concepts, self-confidence, and good work habits); input areas (basic handskill knowledge, project-based activities, living and social skills, and residential experience); and key words (interest, confidence,…

The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI), a measure of self-actualizing tendencies, was administered to 10 instructors at Plas y Brenin, to 23 tutors at Outward Bound Wales, and to 35 students before and after a course at Outward Bound Aberdovey. Instructors scored higher on the POI than students. Student scores significantly increased after the…