Abstract
THE great and rapid changes which have recently taken place in the organisation of technical educa tion in evening schools have (says Mr. Yule) created a demand for a new series of text-books specially adapted to the new circumstances. The present volume is issued as a general introduction to the series. Its aim is to define the proper scope and function of evening school work, to discuss the organisation necessary to make that work effective, and to provide—especially for those who, without previous training or experience, become instructors in evening schools—a simple exposition of the chief principles of teaching. It is evident that the author has excellent qualifications for performing his task. In his introductory section he shows so clear a grasp of the problems of evening school work, so sane a view of its possibilities and of the part it should play in a national scheme of education, that he gains at once the confidence of his readers. The same lucidity, liberality, and practical good sense characterise the subsequent section on the arrangement of courses, the details of adminis tration and the func tions of examinations. The final sections show a refreshingly sound appreciation of the principles of method, and much skill in applying them to the special problems of the technical teacher. It is probable that these 120 pages will prove the most helpful and informative part of a thoroughly useful book.
Technical School Organisation and Teaching.
By C. Hamilton. With a preface by G. Udny Yule. Pp. xii + 178. (London: George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1913.) Price 2s. 6d. net.
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N., T. Technical School Organisation and Teaching . Nature 91, 109 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/091109a0
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