Bakens verzetten in het voortgezet onderwijs, 1863-1920: Gymnasium, h.b.s. en m.m.s. in onderwijssysteem, leerplan en geschiedenisonderwijs

This thesis focuses on the history of four different types of Dutch secondary school: the gymnasium (with classical languages), the HBS-5 (secondary modern school with a five-year course), the HBS-3 (secondary modern school with a three-year course) and the MMS (secondary school for girls). The main focus is on the educational ideals of these schools. The research question is: what can be said to be the identity of each of these different types of public secondary school -the gymnasium, the HBS-5, the HBS-3 and the MMS- in the period between about 1863 and 1920, on the basis of their curricula and the underlying educational ideals? .... Zie: Summary