The Schoolroom: A Social History of Teaching and Learning

This book examines schoolrooms and their material contents to reveal insights into the evolution of education and the translation of educational theories and cultural ideals into practice.

• Provides an unprecedented history of the classrooms that so many of us occupy during our most formative years

• Brings readers closer to the design of school buildings

• Explains how spaces and objects influence teaching and learning and reflect educational ideologies

• Details how school buildings have evolved over the years