Joyce Goodman is Reader in History of Education at King Alfred's College, Winchester, where she is Director of the Centre for Pedagogical Studies. She has recently published Women, Educational Policy-Making and Administration in England: Authoritative Women since 1800 (Routledge). She is Co-Director of a research project funded by the Spencer Foundation (USA) investigating Women and the Governance of Girls' Secondary Schools 1870-1990. Jane Martin is a senior lecturer in Sociology at University College, Northampton. She has published Women and the Politics of Schooling in Victorian and Edwardian England (1999) and is presently writing a co-authored book on Women and Education 1800-1980.

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• Goodman and Martin have given those of us who teach about and research in the history of education a valuable new resource. The collection can be a welcome addition to our syllabi as its essays ably demonstrate to students (and can also remind us) how scholars are utilising new and emerging frameworks in their work"- History of Education Review

Joyce Goodman is Reader in History of Education at King Alfred's College, Winchester, where she is Director of the Centre for Pedagogical Studies. She has recently published Women, Educational Policy-Making and Administration in England: Authoritative Women since 1800 (Routledge). She is Co-Director of a research project funded by the Spencer Foundation (USA) investigating Women and the Governance of Girls' Secondary Schools 1870-1990. Jane Martin is a senior lecturer in Sociology at University College, Northampton. She has published Women and the Politics of Schooling in Victorian and Edwardian England (1999) and is presently writing a co-authored book on Women and Education 1800-1980.

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• Goodman and Martin have given those of us who teach about and research in the history of education a valuable new resource. The collection can be a welcome addition to our syllabi as its essays ably demonstrate to students (and can also remind us) how scholars are utilising new and emerging frameworks in their work"- History of Education Review

Joyce Goodman is Reader in History of Education at King Alfred's College, Winchester, where she is Director of the Centre for Pedagogical Studies. She has recently published Women, Educational Policy-Making and Administration in England: Authoritative Women since 1800 (Routledge). She is Co-Director of a research project funded by the Spencer Foundation (USA) investigating Women and the Governance of Girls' Secondary Schools 1870-1990. Jane Martin is a senior lecturer in Sociology at University College, Northampton. She has published Women and the Politics of Schooling in Victorian and Edwardian England (1999) and is presently writing a co-authored book on Women and Education 1800-1980.

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• Goodman and Martin have given those of us who teach about and research in the history of education a valuable new resource. The collection can be a welcome addition to our syllabi as its essays ably demonstrate to students (and can also remind us) how scholars are utilising new and emerging frameworks in their work"- History of Education Review