The growing professionalism of the naval shore establishment, 1778-1811
This thesis will examine the growth of professionalism within the shore establishment of the Royal Navy from 1778 to 1811. The thesis will examine the career of one particular administrator whose career coincides with this period, that of Sir Charles Middleton, First Baron Barham, in order to demonstrate his contribution towards the process of professionalisation. The thesis will take into account the work that Barham did whilst in official government office, as a member of, or advisor to, various Parliamentary Select Committees and Commissions during his career, and how this work furthered the process of professionalisation of government offices in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth-centuries. The general level of the professionalism of the naval shore establishment shall be investigated at the beginning and end of the period, with investigation into exactly how professionalism is measured in different occupations, particularly as it relates to government. Various aspects of how Barham attempted to introduce greater efficiency, ability, and professionalism into the departments he worked within shall be covered, culminating in the work he did as First Lord of the Admiralty and chairman of the Commission
Cheetham, Matthew
The growing professionalism of the naval shore establishment, 1778-1811. This thesis will examine the growth of professionalism within the shore establishment of the Royal Navy from 1778 to 1811. The thesis will examine the career of one particular administrator whose career coincides with this period, that of Sir Charles Middleton, First Baron Barham, in order to demonstrate his contribution towards the process of professionalisation. The thesis will take into account the work that Barham did whilst in official government office, as a member of, or advisor to, various Parliamentary Select Committees and Commissions during his career, and how this work furthered the process of professionalisation of government offices in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth-centuries. The general level of the professionalism of the naval shore establishment shall be investigated at the beginning and end of the period, with investigation into exactly how professionalism is measured in different occupations, particularly as it relates to government. Various aspects of how Barham attempted to introduce greater efficiency, ability, and professionalism into the departments he worked within shall be covered, culminating in the work he did as First Lord of the Admiralty and chairman of the Commission
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