Steps towards Educational Reform: Some Practical Suggestions for Improving our National System [Paperback]

This text was written in anticipation of a Bill to develop a National System of Education in the 1913 King's Speech.Originally published in 1913, this text was written in anticipation of the King's Speech for that year, which was due to include a Bill for the development of a National System of Education. It claims that 'unless the Bill succeeds in making the most of the movement for reform springing from the schools themselves, it can but grant opportunities which will be incompletely utilised'.Originally published in 1913, this text was written in anticipation of the King's Speech for that year, which was due to include a Bill for the development of a National System of Education. It claims that 'unless the Bill succeeds in making the most of the movement for reform springing from the schools themselves, it can but grant opportunities which will be incompletely utilised'.Originally published in 1913, this text was written in anticipation of the King's Speech for that year, which was due to include a Bill for the development of a National System of Education. The text puts forward the view that 'unless the Bill succeeds in making the most of the movement for reform springing from the schools themselves, it can but grant opportunities which will be incompletely utilised'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of education and educational reform.Preface; 1. School reform - general considerations; 2. The co-ordination of educational agencies; 3. More wisely-planned curricula and improved equipment; 4. A sense of vocation in teaching; 5. A better scheme of examinations; 6. An extension of the influence of the schools; Index.