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Schulaufbau und Lehrerbildung in England und Schottland [Educational structure and teacher education in England and Scotland], 1933

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/22

Scope and Contents

Contains Thomson's typed and handwritten notes, and the final published transcript of the lecture.

The lecture compares the English and Scottish education systems both to each other and to the German system. Thomson discusses private and public schools; examinations; the eleven plus; grammar and modern education; religious schools; and methods of teaching, such as the Dalton Plan.

Dates

  • Creation: 1933

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open.

Biographical / Historical

The lecture, which is in both handwritten manuscript and published form, was delivered by Thomson to the Zentralinstitut fuer Erziehung und Unterricht [central Institute of Education and Teaching], in Kassels, Germany. The radio interview was broadcast by Paedagogische Funk (paedagogical radio).

Extent

44 Leaves : typescript and manuscript notes

1 cutting : 1 leaf

1 pamphlet : 10 pp

Physical Location

CLX-A-1371

Related Materials

Coll-1310/2/3/49

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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