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TO HELL WITH EGALITÉ
“ON THE whole there is agreement that we are far from having even begun to tap all the potential riches of dormant human ability, even conventionally conceived. That beyond…
Notes and News: GCE AND FURTHER EDUCATION STATISTICS
Part 2 of the Ministry's ‘Statistics of Education 1961’ gives results of the last GCE examinations, figures for school‐leavers at the end of the last full academic year, and the…
Some Shortcomings of Supervisory Training
Denis Pym, Hugh AuldHow effective is supervisor training? The studies quoted here suggest that the circumstances in which it is given have a crucial influence on its effectiveness: training given too…
PREPARING FOR EDP
H.B. MarlowThe author was till recently Assistant Training Officer to Rubery, Owen and Co Ltd at Darlaston. From his experience there he presents this framework for training designed to…
COLLEGE STAFF AND THE INDUSTRIAL HALF
The Physics Advisory Committee of the Northern Polytechnic, London has spent some time over the last year in considering the many questions which arise in connection with college…
Development of a Scheme of Study towards a Diploma in Management Studies
P.W. KingsfordThe reborn Diploma in Management Studies is still very new, and courses for it started only last year. These courses are breaking new ground and, although they are limited in…
Centenaries, '62: VII. ACCIDENT ON THE UNDERGROUND
A.D. CummingsTHE MAKING of London's underground railway system took many years. Putting railways under the ground in built‐up areas was thought of as soon as there were several railway termini…
DO SLIDES MAKE OR MAR A CONFERENCE?
E. SpencerAlthough slide projection that degenerates into a farce can enliven a meeting no end, it will do little to encourage the audience's interest in the real purpose of the meeting …
TEACHERS FROM INDUSTRY … 4
W.A.G. EastonSalary scales for teachers in different grades are outlined, and examples are given to help newcomers from industry estimate their positions on the scale. In previous articles the…
ENGLISH: THE JOURNALISTIC APPROACH
R.J. BruceThe ‘self‐expression’ type of writing is certainly effective in teaching English to some technical students. Others, it leaves cold. ‘Report Writing’ can be a useful peg, but it…
RECRUITMENT: A COSTLY BUSINESS
Jean F. RossiterLast month Miss Rossiter pointed out that the typical Education and Training Officer spends little if any of his time on educating or training. Liaison with other departments and…
USSR CRAFT AND TECHNICAL TRAINING — 3
J. LongdenExact duplication of factory conditions in the school — even down to assembly‐line production and a school having its own trademark for its products — these are aspects of the…
Visual aids
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