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Academic Journal
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Eighteenth-Century Studies; Summer2010, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p485-503, 19p
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The article discusses the Swedish Education Commission which was established in 1745 during the Age of Liberty, focusing on how it served both political goals as well as seeking to reform education and gather control of the universities after they were removed from church influence and oversight. Other subjects include the Enlightenment and education, the inclusion of practical subjects such as modern languages, economics, and natural philosophy to the existing classical curriculum, and the rise and influence of the middle class on education.
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