Fred Clarke (educationist)
Fred Clarke | |
|---|---|
By Elliott & Fry, 1943, (NPG) | |
| Born | 2 August 1880 High Cogges |
| Died | 6 January 1952 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Educationist |
| Board member of | Central Advisory Council for Education (England) |
| Spouse | Edith Annie Gillams |
| Children | Claudia Clarke, Anna Clarke |
| Parent | Mr & Mrs William Clarke |
| Academic background | |
| Education | History & Qualified Teacher |
| Alma mater | Oxford University St Catherine's College, Oxford |
| Influences | The Moot |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Pedagogy |
| Institutions | Institute of Education at the University of London |
| Notable works | Education and Social Change: an English interpretation (1940) |
| Notable ideas | (1) Teacher education, (2) Colonial Education, (3) Comparative education and, (4) The application of sociology to educational theory |
Sir Frederick Clarke (2 August 1880 – 6 January 1952) was an English educationist who was Director of the Institute of Education in the University of London between 1936 and 1945.
During the 1930s and 1940s, he was also a strong advocate for educational reform in England and Wales. Clarke was fully involved in the public educational debate at the time and a member of a private group of leading educational thinkers known as 'The Moot'. He is known particularly for his book Education and Social Change: an English interpretation from 1940. Other books include the collection of essays Essays in the Politics of Education (1923) and Freedom in the Educative Society (1948).