The Number of Ragged Schools In London during the Early Years of the Ragged Schools Union
The first list of ragged schools in London in the records of the Ragged Schools Union is that put before a meeting on July 5th, 1844:
You Too Would Confess: The Psychology of Thought Control by Joost Meerloo – A Digest
This article is a digest of work on ‘high control groups’ and Joost Meerloo’s book published post second world war on Menticide and the psychology of thought control. In order to position myself as to the research, my own interests have been developing through a study of what I call “sublegal violence” after studying the psychology and sociology of dehumanisation.
Towards A Critical Theory Of Higher Education An Ecosystem Approach By Prof Ronald Barnett
A Plea For Ragged Schools; Or Prevention Better Than Cure. By The Rev. Thomas Guthrie.
Reflecting on Social Practice as Research: The Ragged University Project
The following is a piece of work focusing on ‘Practice as Research’ which I wrote whilst on a Masters course at Queen Margaret University. All the work I have done whilst on the course has been work which has been published in more extended, annotated forms on the Ragged University website.
The Waifs of England and Their Contribution to Nineteenth Century Social Reform by Katharine F. Lenroot
For the most part, history has been concerned with great economic, social, and political movements and the men who were involved in them. Only rarely has it portrayed the plight of ragged, hungry, even homeless and abandoned children. Indeed, until recently, and to some degree today, the welfare of children has been on the fringes of public policy. Read more…