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The personnel manager's role
Amid all the talk of present‐day industrial revolutions, when everything around him is becoming the subject of modernisation programmes, it is to be expected that the personnel…
Notes and news
While there is little enough progress to report for the moment among the training boards, the Central Training Council has set up some new special committees. The General Policy…
In Parliament
The Minister of Labour, Mr Ray Gunter, has appointed an Inter‐departmental Committee on training for skill.
Shropshire Mathematics Experiment
W. FARMERMany experienced mathematics teachers are very worried at the present time about ‘modern mathematics’ and its proper place in the school course. They have no wish to be labelled…
The making of a principal
ADRIAN BRISTOWWhy do otherwise sane and healthy men seek to become principals? Ambition pricks some on; wives needle others forward; mere money (regretfully) fires a number. There are also the…
Planning an executive development programme
W.A.G. BRADDICKPreparing a one‐month course for any group of adult students presents problems. When the course is for middle and senior managers, things may be that much trickier. Apart from…
Adjunct auto‐instruction
JOHN WELLENSSince its introduction, in the USA about ten years ago, programmed instruction has made great strides, despite the fact that it is only recently that it has made any significant…
Assessing secretarial training requirements … 1
A.C. PENDLEBURYThe first of two articles‐the second will suggest some methods of training secretaries in aspects of their work where the quality could be improved.
Field review of ‘A/S’ level chemistry textbooks: PART III Physical chemistry textbooks
MICHAEL BASSEYTwenty‐one textbooks of physical chemistry are analysed in this part of the review. One other textbook in this category was received for review, but it had been heavily criticised…
Technical training sparks industrialisation in American South
RICHARD KREPELAThe dedication this year of a new £1 million ($2·9 million) technical school to serve a six‐county area surrounding Atlanta, Georgia, marks a dramatic shift in educational…
Discussion: Not good enough
P. GROSSETA few months ago, I would have scoffed at the idea that teachers, perhaps totally untrained in TV production techniques, could put on more effective programmes than, say, the BBC…
Robbins — in Wonderland?
R.M. HELSDONHow many individuals, committees and authorities who quote from the imposing array of statistics in the Robbins Report, in support of their demands for increases in the provision…
Engineering drawing : five basic steps
R. GOODHANDThe first article in this series stressed that from the point of view of teachers of Engineering Drawing, drawing comprehension was the primary requirement of all students engaged…
Producing 8mm teaching films … 3
C.V. HANCOCK, G.E. BONECareful preparation and the observation of a simple procedure will save a lot of time — and film — during production. The steps are:
Visual aids
What careers does the coal industry offer — for both the school leaver and the graduate? How does one climb the ladder to an executive job? What effects have automation had on the…
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