The Missing Stratum

Starting with the creation of the early technical schools before the First Wold War and finishing with John Patten's policies as Secretary of State for Education in 1993, Sanderson examines the development of the technical school sector and the factors which weakened it and led to its demise. The book argues that the neglect of technical schools has resulted in poor levels of skill formation and industrial performance in Britain, especially since the Second World War.

Michael Sanderson was Professor in Economic and Social History at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Sanderson's previous books include: "Education, Economic Change and Society 1780-1870", "The Universities and British Industry", "Educational Opportunity and Social Change in England 1900-1980s", and "From Irving to Olivier: A Social History of the Acting Profession in England 1880-1983".

List of Tables Preface 1 An Edwardian Problem 2 A Solution: The Junior Technical School, 1905-1918 3 The Problems of the Junior Technical Schools, 1918-1939 4 The Junior Technical Schools and Industry, 1918-1939 5 The Junior Technical Schools and the Second World War, 1939-1945 6 Policy and the Technical School from Spens to the Butler Act 7 Change and Decay, 1945-1960s 8 Why This Matters Notes Selected Bibliography Index