Education
- ISBN-10
- 1590185323
- ISBN-13
- 9781590185322
- Series
- Education
- Category
- Civilization, Medieval
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Author
- Alex Woolf
Description
Discusses the development of formal education during the Middle Ages, describing various methods of education, types of schools, curricula, who went to school, the rise of higher education, and more.
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