Peter Mandler
Professor of Modern Cultural History, University of Cambridge
I am Professor of Modern Cultural History at the University of Cambridge. I’m a historian of modern Britain and of the modern world. Over the last 20 years, I’ve aligned my work representing historians as academics and teachers with my research in education: I’ve become immersed in the recent history of education. My main interest is asking why people have gotten more and more education over the last generation or two.
EXPs by Peter Mandler
Greater social equality and civil rights lead to a greater demand for education, as individuals seek to leverage their improved standing in society.
Inequality operates throughout an individual’s life, not just through one’s education. Equal education can help address inequality but cannot solve it.
Education should aim to assist children in becoming happy, confident, flexible and trainable.