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TRAINING FOR SKILL
IMITATION, IT appears, is not, after all, the sincerest form of flattery; the memorandum ‘Training for Skill’, produced jointly by the NUT and the ATTI contains severe criticism…
Anderson, Industry and the Colleges
“To consider the present system of awards from public funds to students attending first degree courses at universities and comparable courses at other institutions and to make…
Planning a County Agricultural Education Service
G.S. BoatfieldTHERE is a very uneven pattern of development in agricultural education work, with considerable variation not only from one major farming region to another, but also from county…
Progress Report Number 8: Union is Strength — an analysis of the group apprenticeship concept
John WellensAS with many other things in life, the training of young workers is a comparatively simple matter provided one is organised for it. The reason why the small firm is unable to…
By the Grace of Circular 336
P.D. CollinsAs technical education expands, the opportunities for advancement for college staff hinge more and more on high academic qualifications and on industrial and research experience…
The Need for a Report on the Alternative Road
E. SemperALMOST INEVITABLY the focal point of discussion on the Crowther Report has been the recommendation that the school‐leaving age should be raised. Parliamentarians, in particular…
Arts Graduate to Engineer
John WellensAT ITS FACTORIES at Leamington Spa, the Automotive Products Group, which consists of the Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Co Ltd and associated companies, employs a total of over 6,500…
A BACKGROUND TO ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
A.D. Howarth, A.R.AeS.Engineering drawing students often ask questions on the origins of their subject which even today are impossible to answer. In this article Mr Howarth gives much of the background…
Speaking Foreign Languages
P. NewmarkIN NO FIELD of modern language study is there such wide divergence, both in theories and practices, as in that of speech. A common view, held by many educationists who have…
The Deflection of Structural Frames
G. PallettA discussion of teaching points for the graphical construction, and the analytical energy methods
Experiments with Electrical Resistance Strain Gauges
H.B. Dale, (H B.Sc.(Eng.)Cantilever. In this experiment a mild steel cantilever beam is arranged so that it cannot be over‐strained. The end travel is limited by contact with the base of the apparatus…
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Notes and News: ATTI 1960 Conference Resolutions
The following were the Resolutions passed at the 51st Annual Conference of the Association of Teachers in Technical Institutions, held at Folkestone during Whitsun.
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- Dr Martin McCracken