From School Inspectors to School Inspection. Supervision of Schools in Europe from the Middle
Ages to Modern Times explores a broader and more ambivalent view of the formation of inspection
and supervision over modern school systems. It primarily focuses on Europe both geographically
and culturally. Within this narrow space it addresses a longer period of history spanning
from the late Middle Ages to the twentieth century. The contributions call attention to both
the institutions of inspection including its relevant actors and the processes of inspection
and supervision over school teaching and school systems. The book examines how the formation of
school inspection in various parts of Europe came about and how its activities related to
Europe's political and educational challenges.
