Harold Marks
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Harold Marks was a British
educationalist who worked in and for adult and post-school education.
Harold Marks was born in London
and educated at Caterham School
, University College, Oxford
(BA in Modern Greats), and Wesleyan University
, Connecticut. At Oxford he fell under the influence of G. D. H. Cole
and Sandy Lindsay
. He began his career in adult education in south Wales before taking up an appointment as Oxford University extramural tutor in Staffordshire
1936-42.
During the Second World War he served in the Royal Tank Regiment
and the Royal Army Educational Corps
. In 1946 he left the Army with the rank of Captain.
After the War he was served as Rowntree Trust as Education Secretary to the Educational Centres Association and Educational Adviser to the National Federation of Community Associations. He joined Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education
in 1951, working in Yorkshire and Kent & Surrey before being promoted Staff Inspector in 1970.
After retiring he worked for the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders and the National Voluntary Youth Organisation.
His published writings included:
United Kingdom
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educationalist who worked in and for adult and post-school education.
Harold Marks was born in London
London
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and educated at Caterham School
Caterham School
Caterham School is an independent coeducational day and boarding school in Caterham, Surrey and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.-History:...
, University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
(BA in Modern Greats), and Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
, Connecticut. At Oxford he fell under the influence of G. D. H. Cole
G. D. H. Cole
George Douglas Howard Cole was an English political theorist, economist, writer and historian. As a libertarian socialist he was a long-time member of the Fabian Society and an advocate for the cooperative movement...
and Sandy Lindsay
Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker
Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker CBE known as Sandie Lindsay, was a British academic and peer.-Early life:...
. He began his career in adult education in south Wales before taking up an appointment as Oxford University extramural tutor in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
1936-42.
During the Second World War he served in the Royal Tank Regiment
Royal Tank Regiment
The Royal Tank Regiment is an armoured regiment of the British Army. It was formerly known as the Tank Corps and the Royal Tank Corps. It is part of the Royal Armoured Corps and is made up of two operational regiments, the 1st Royal Tank Regiment and the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment...
and the Royal Army Educational Corps
Royal Army Educational Corps
The Royal Army Educational Corps was a corps of the British Army tasked with educating and instructing personnel in a diverse range of skills...
. In 1946 he left the Army with the rank of Captain.
After the War he was served as Rowntree Trust as Education Secretary to the Educational Centres Association and Educational Adviser to the National Federation of Community Associations. He joined Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for the inspection of public and independent, primary and secondary schools, as well as further education colleges, community learning, Local Authority Education Departments and teacher...
in 1951, working in Yorkshire and Kent & Surrey before being promoted Staff Inspector in 1970.
After retiring he worked for the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders and the National Voluntary Youth Organisation.
His published writings included:
- Chapters in Bernard Jennings, Community Education In England And Wales (1980)
- With K. T. Elsdon, Adults In The Colleges Of Further Education (1991)
- Chapters in Enterprising Neighbours (1990)
- With K. T. Elsdon, An Education For The People? A History Of HMI And Lifelong Education (2001)
- If today the need for careers education, as opposed to job finding, is recognised as every young person's right and the duty of every school, it is due to his work as one of his/her majesty's inspectors of education (HMI), from 1951 to 1979.http://education.guardian.co.uk/obituary/story/0,,1480326,00.html