How did Derwent Coleridge try to expand general education in teacher preparation at St. Mark’s College in London?

Derwent Coleridge, as the principal of St. Mark’s College in London, sought to expand general education in teacher preparation by looking beyond the traditional pedagogical seminaries of the time. Instead of modeling his approach on the specialized training institutions common in Germany, he drew inspiration from the academic traditions of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.1

By adopting this university-based model, Coleridge exemplified an effort to integrate a broader, more liberal element of general education into the curriculum for future teachers, rather than limiting their studies solely to the practical techniques of school management or the specific subject knowledge required for elementary instruction.1