Learning And Education After the Industrial Age

Introduction and Summary Each historical era creates a system of education that addresses its needs. In the 19th century, the educational revolution was driven by a radical shift from family-centric production to manufacturing and industrial organization, and the associated rapid urbanization and social mobility in industrializing countries. In this process, the home, the workplace, community life, and the church lost many of their earlier functions in the educational system. The school became a central institution in education, to the extent that we now often think that education equals schooling.