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The New White Paper
The New White Paper on Technical Education is due to appear within a few days of the appearance of this issue.
And in Africa? — a comparison with the Caribbean model
John W. GailerIn the June issue of TECHNICAL EDUCATION John Wellens drew attention to the spotlight now being played upon education in the Overseas Territories and the Commonwealth and…
The Technical College Library: A service to scientist, technologist and manager
Gordon H. WrightWhen the Library Association Sub‐Section for Colleges of Technology and Further Education was established in 1951 there were 27 qualified librarians employed by these colleges…
Training Foremen — the Lucas Way
John WellensThe state of foreman training in general. To train supervisors at all, on the present scale, is an innovation in this country: it is a development which has taken place within the…
A Field Review of ‘O’—level Chemistry Textbooks
Michael BasseyThe textbooks used by candidates for ‘O’‐level GCE Chemistry are discussed and analysed and the author suggests they have two prominent characteristics: size and sameness
The Teaching of Craft Subjects: No. 2 — Craft Science
Continuing his theme that the analytical approach should be the basis of teaching craft science, our correspondent illustrates its application to teaching a simple practical task…
The Teaching of Structural Chemistry and Physics
J.E.S. WhitneyDEVELOPMENTS IN MANY BRANCHES of the natural sciences, particularly during the last twenty years, have progressively emphasised the general principle that the behaviour of any…
The Youth Employment Service — and the School
V.T. CromptonThe ‘School Talk’ given by the Youth Employment Officer is the introduction to the preparatory stage of careers guidance work.
A Vocational Guidance Network for Hungary
A Vocational Guidance centre established in 1957 in Budapest is paving the way for the introduction in Hungary of a nation‐wide organisation for career guidance for…
Visual aids
A regular feature giving news and comments on events and productions in the field of visual aids for technical and scientific teaching and training
Semi‐Conductors, Conductors and Insulators — some models for teaching the basic principles 3: Semi‐Conductor Devices
A.J. WattsHaving established the main modes of conduction in a p‐n junction (Part 2 of this article see last issue) and considered why it acts as a rectifier, it is useful to come down to…
Demonstrating Orthographic Projection
S.C. DevereuxTeachers of technical drawing often find difficulty in conveying the positioning, meaning and understanding of orthographic projection. This is not surprising since a solid object…
The Machine‐Tool Laboratory — 1
W.F. WalkerThis is an aspect of a college's work which offers greater possibilities for co‐operation with industry than most. The firms sending students benefit directly, but the laboratory…
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