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THE USE OF REPORTS
IN DAYS when much is made of the need for education and industry to get together it is easy to forget that, not more than ten years ago, they were scarcely on speaking terms. Many…
Apprenticeship and the Trade Unions
W.J. CarronThe views of a trade unionist on a number of topics and ‘bones of contention’ in the field of apprenticeship are presented by Mr Carron. The author is Chairman and Director of the…
Crowther and the Colleges: A commentary from the point of view of the Colleges' needs and capacities
A. MacLennanThe research which has gone into the Crowther Report, the high quality of argument, the lack of ambiguity in exposing weaknesses in current thinking and practice, and the level of…
Training Russian Engineers
T.H. HawkinsSTEPHEN PROKOFIEVITCH TIMOSHENKO was a professor of engineering at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute from 1908–1912 and a professor at the Polytechnic Institute at St. Petersburg…
Engineering Apprentices and English
M.A.V. MorrisThree years ago the Yeovil apprentices made it clear that they rejected practice in writing as superfluous to the needs of an engineer. Since then they have taken to the subject…
The Crowther Report — through Industrial Eyes
T.H. HawkinsCAREFUL READING of the Crowther Report — and not just a quick look at the Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations — fills one with admiration for the magnificent way in which…
New Territories for Beam Experiments
G. PallettALL COURSES on strength of materials and theory of structures deal in detail with the methods of finding slopes and deflections for beams carrying a wide variety of forms of…
Organising Practical Work in Brickwork Classes
B.J. ClancyPROVISION OF sufficient floor space to enable brickwork students to carry out practical work has always been a problem in technical colleges. Such students, whether they attend on…
THE BULGE — Progress Report Number 3: The Report and the Bulge
John Wellens1960—A VALLEY between the little bulge that is past and the big bulge yet to come. Though this should be a year for planning and preparation, the Crowther Report will tend to…
Fresh Thinking in Mathematics
J.V. TrivettThe aim of the first part of this article is to develop four arguments which, in the author's opinion, must be resolved before any real progress can be made in the teaching of…
Visual aids
A regular feature giving news and comment on events and productions in the field of visual aids for technical and scientific teaching and training
Notes and News: CALL TO ARMS
John WellensTHE NORTH of England Education Conference, held in Manchester at the end of December, attracted 950 delegates. Two sessions were of particular interest to our readers: that on…
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