The Co-operative College and a Century of Social Change: Internationalism, Co-operativism and Learning (Palgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning)

By: Tom Woodin and Keith Vernon and Linda Shaw

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Synopsis: This open access book explores the Co-operative College’s distinctive adult educational tradition over the past century as it provided education for co-operative leaders, employees and members in addition to developing a range of wider educational initiatives and ideas internationally. The Co-operative College is a British educational charity established in 1919, founded on co-operative principles. It played a crucial role in co-operative education in the British Empire and subsequently in the independent nations. In doing so, it brought together vocational and liberal education as well as educating members as part of a movement that fostered significant social change. It draws on original archival research at the National Co-operative Archive in Manchester as well as other material at the National Archives, Bishopsgate Institute and the British Library. Furthermore, the rich archives of the National Co-operative Archive allow for the development of a rich visual history of the movement to be explored.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783031729768
Related ISBNs:: 9783031729751
Publisher:: Springer Nature Switzerland
Date of Addition:: 03/28/25
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Education, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.