Many of the medieval schools were run by monasteries. This example eventually led to public school systems.
The Jesuits were particularly interested in education and set up numerous schools and libraries (and many of the Jesuit clergy were university professors). In fact, Jacobi de Tepenecz was educated by Jesuits on a sort of poor-person's scholarship given to children who showed promise but came from families with minimal means.
There are many school registers extant for the universities, saying who was a student, what they studied. The University of Paris has many records, Heidelberg, also.
University education was surprisingly similar to the way it is today, except that they frequently entered university at a younger age than now. One of the major differences, however, is that professors had more autonomy and often taught out of their own homes, but were nevertheless associated with the university.
One significant difference is that many teachers traveled (this was true right up until the early 20th century). They went to the students rather than the other way around (sometimes as tutors to families with money).
There was no official separation of church and state so a large part of education was religious.
The Jesuits were particularly interested in education and set up numerous schools and libraries (and many of the Jesuit clergy were university professors). In fact, Jacobi de Tepenecz was educated by Jesuits on a sort of poor-person's scholarship given to children who showed promise but came from families with minimal means.
There are many school registers extant for the universities, saying who was a student, what they studied. The University of Paris has many records, Heidelberg, also.
University education was surprisingly similar to the way it is today, except that they frequently entered university at a younger age than now. One of the major differences, however, is that professors had more autonomy and often taught out of their own homes, but were nevertheless associated with the university.
One significant difference is that many teachers traveled (this was true right up until the early 20th century). They went to the students rather than the other way around (sometimes as tutors to families with money).
There was no official separation of church and state so a large part of education was religious.