Education and Empire: Children, Race and Humanitarianism in the British Settler Colonies, 1833-1880

Chapter One: Introduction: Education and Empire: Children, Race and Humanitarianism in the British settler colonies.- Chapter Two: 'The gift of education': Emancipation and government education in the West Indies, Britain and beyond.- Chapter Three: Civilising spaces: Government, missionaries and land in education in Western Australia.- Chapter Four: 'Forgotten and neglected': Settlers, government and Africans' education in Natal.- Chapter Five: A useful education: Humanitarianism, settler colonialism and industrial schools in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.- Chapter Six: Researching education: Florence Nightingale, British imperialism and colonial schools.- Chapter Seven: Education and obligation: Compulsory schooling, childhood and the family.- Chapter Eight: Conclusion: The 'chief blessing of civilisation, the benefit of education'.