Originally published in 1963, this remarkable book discusses the
results of the 'tests of culture' devised by the author, two of
which, when published in The Times Educational Supplement, evoked
such wide interest that he was almost overwhelmed with unsolicited
test scores and correspondence. The late Kenneth Richmond was well
aware that any attempt to 'measure culture' was open to ridicule.
He makes it clear that he is concerned to measure it in its
restricted sense of 'academic or minority culture' and he holds
that there is a body of received opinion on the content of such
culture, which in the contemporary world is represented by two
areas, those of the scientists and of the literary intellectuals,
and that it is possible to pose questions that will test a person's
acquaintance with each. So the tests are no mere quizzes; the
results, from Universities, Colleges, the Services and Sixth Forms,
are often surprising, sometimes disquieting, in the light they
throw on standards of general education at the time and on the
'great divide' between the scientist and the arts man.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Revivals |
| Release date: |
March 2021 |
| First published: |
1963 |
| Authors: |
W Kenneth Richmond
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
194 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-34046-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
Philosophy of education
|
| LSN: |
1-138-34046-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781138340466 |
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