1st Edition

Education in a Small Democracy New Zealand

By Ian A. Mclaren Copyright 1974
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1974. Here is a detailed discussion of educational change in New Zealand with implications which should provoke a fresh approach both to the educational tradition in Britain and to the problems of other educational systems which are subject to democratic control. It is primarily concerned with developments in the quarter-century between 1945 and 1970. With frequent... Read more

General Editor’s Introduction Part 1: The Politics of Education 1. Principles of Policy and Administrative Control 2. The Legal Basis, Finance and Official Policy 3. Education Interest Groups Part 2: Major Social Issues 4. Church and State in Education 5. Schooling in Town and Country 6. Education and the Maori Part 3: Educational Problems 7. Difficulties of Implementing Policy 8. Change at the Primary Level 9. Secondary Education: Characteristics, Problems and Prospects 10 Developments in Tertiary Education 11. Conclusion

Biography

Ian A. Mclaren