title: Science and science education in schools after the Great Exhibition.
abstract: The development of science education in England and Wales was slow in the 19th century. Here, I examine the causes of this slow development, and also the factors that affected the direction that science education took in elementary schools, secondary schools and universities.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Education, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK CV4 7AL.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Timmons
mesh_terms: D004493:Education / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D012574:Schools / Q000266:history; D012586:Science / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom