Making and Shaping of the Victorian Teacher

MARIANNE A. LARSEN completed her Ph.D. at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. She is an Associate Professor in Education at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Her research is in the areas of teacher policy, history of education, comparative and international education, and global education.

• List of Figures Acknowledgements PART I: CONTEMPORARY, COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTS Making and Shaping Good Teachers: Contemporary and Historical Contexts Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives: New Cultural History Victorian Education Reform: Comparative and International Contexts PART II: DISCOURSES OF THE VICTORIAN TEACHER Discourses of Crisis and Derision: Targeting the Poor and the Teacher The Discourse of the Good Victorian Teacher: The Modern and Moral Teacher PART III: MAKING AND SHAPING THE VICTORIAN TEACHER Schools as Sites of Disciplinary Control Training Institutions as Sites of Disciplinary Control Examining and Documenting the Teacher Conclusion: Paradoxes and the Present Bibliography Index

'Clearly-argued and meticulously-researched, linking the story of the Victorian teacher to contemporary educational policy, this book makes a significant contribution to advancing the history of education.' - Professor Kate Rousmaniere, Miami University, Ohio, USA