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With honest intent
This month we publish part of a long discussion with the Minister of State, which covered an extremely wide field in further education terms. It was a polite and frank interview…
Notes and news
The Ministry of Labour are now turning out trained instructors at their two instructor training colleges at Letchworth (Herts) and Hillingdon (Glasgow) at the rate of about 2500 a…
In parliament
Before Parliament adjourned for the summer recess, there was a debate in the Commons on the Engineering ITB. This was raised by Mr Bernard Weatherill (Cons, Croydon N.E) who said…
The Department, development, and dialectics
Many 15‐plus students, instead of staying on at school, opt for further education. Does this mean that the more adult collegiate atmosphere of the CFEs favours the development of…
The higher training of police
P.J. SteadDuring the past 18 years, the higher training of the British police has evolved rapidly as part of a training structure which has itself been built up from post‐war foundations…
Industrial training for a sandwich degree in production engineering
D. SpurgeonThe decision facing the CATs on obtaining University status was whether to continue with their sandwich style courses or to operate the full‐time degree course. How each made…
Sandwich degree courses: industrial training and its assessment
G.P. Thorley LawsonTen years ago, in 1956, the National Council for Technological Awards was set up under the chairmanship of Lord Hives. The central theme of the proposed award of the Diploma of…
The training of adults in Spain
J.H. McSweenySince 1962 (Technical Education, Dec 1962, Jan and Feb 1963), the emphasis of technical education and training in Spain has shifted more and more to the training of adults. There…
Technical colleges and local authorities
W.A. FarralonSome years ago, the Education Committee of a City Council sat deliberating its agenda. One item concerned the decision to increase the average size of classes in schools …
Designed for teaching: Apparatus for the study of two‐dimensional flow
J.W. IrelandThe two‐dimensional flow of a fluid may be shown in several ways and the method used will depend upon whether it is desired to show this for the ideal (non‐viscous) or real or…
Visual aids
Among their educational aids Aristo manufacture a ‘projection slide rule’ which when used with an overhead or daylight projector allows students to follow every projected setting…
Nuffield Science Teaching Project: Part one of a series of reviews of the Nuffield science books, as published
BIOLOGY Biology Texts I and III 15s 6d and 17s 6d Biology Teachers' Guides I and III 15s and 20s Synopsis of the Biology Teaching Project Text I Perhaps a better and more…
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