Industrial
revolution which took place in 18th century in England laid the
foundation for the access for poor towards the education.
Before Industrial
revolution, the landowners who were the masters of almost all of the rural
areas, were treating the villagers as slaves by getting more work and paying
less. This happened due to the lack of education the villagers had and all the
generations had to follow the same foot path of their ancestors. But with the Industrial
revolution villagers began to migrate into cities where labour was given a much higher wage than
in the agricultural field at the village. Since the machines needed more labour, child labour was unavoidable. This set the
foundation for the government to interfere into the child labouring and as a result
- In 1833, the government passed the Factory Act making two hours of education a day compulsory for children working in factories. The government also granted money to charities for schools for the first time.
- In 1870, Forster's Act set up state-funded board schools for primary education.
- In 1880, the Education Act made school attendance compulsory for children up to the age of 10.
- The 1902 Education Act established a system of secondary schools.
This was the beginning of public education, therefore the major
effect of industrial revolution towards education can be identified as it created
the formal education system for the time.
Reference -
https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-Industrial-Revolution-affect-education-What-are-some-examples
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