The Crowther Report — through Industrial Eyes

Abstract

CAREFUL READING of the Crowther Report — and not just a quick look at the Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations — fills one with admiration for the magnificent way in which the members of the Central Advisory Council for Education (England) have dealt with their terms of reference. Extended courses and examinations for late leavers in secondary modern schools, day‐release classes, sandwich courses, the no‐man's land for those who leave school at 16 and whose continued education often consists of a series of skirmishes with ill‐rewarding evening classes, the role of technical and comprehensive schools, specialisation in sixth forms — all these and other matters are discussed and the discussions lead to firm conclusions about how they may be improved, together with recommendations about how the required teachers of quality and the necessary buildings should be found.

Citation

Hawkins, T.H. (1960), "The Crowther Report — through Industrial Eyes", Education + Training, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 22-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb014787