Austrian Statistics on Schooling and Education: An Often-Neglected Source for the History of Education in the ‘Long’ Nineteenth Century Cover Image

Rakouská statistika školství a vzdělávání – opomíjený pramen dějin vzdělanosti „dlouhého“ 19. století
Austrian Statistics on Schooling and Education: An Often-Neglected Source for the History of Education in the ‘Long’ Nineteenth Century

Author(s): Petr Kadlec
Subject(s): History
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: statistics; schools; education; 19th century; 20th century; sources

Summary/Abstract: This study deals with statistics describing Austrian schools and education in 1828–1915. The potential of this source has so far been used by researchers only most sporadically. The text presents the development of key statistical series, their contents, potential uses, and draws attention to some difficulties which researchers working with school statistics are likely to encounter.

  • Issue Year: 61/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 37-59
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Czech