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A study of observational attainment in practical work in school chemistry
Thesis
(1981). A study of observational attainment in practical work in school chemistry

The research described in this thesis concerns three separate, but interrelated aspects of observation in chemical education at the secondary school level:
a) The effect of different modes of task definition and presentation upon students' observati... Read More about A study of observational attainment in practical work in school chemistry.

Scholars not schools! an evaluation of the success of the voluntary agencies in encouraging the development of schooling in the borough of Hanley prior to the establishment of the first school board
Thesis
(1982). Scholars not schools! an evaluation of the success of the voluntary agencies in encouraging the development of schooling in the borough of Hanley prior to the establishment of the first school board

This study is an examination of the nature and extent of schooling in the borough of Hanley at the time of the census in 1871« Making use of the census returns, data contained in the rate books for the borough, and individual school records, it exami... Read More about Scholars not schools! an evaluation of the success of the voluntary agencies in encouraging the development of schooling in the borough of Hanley prior to the establishment of the first school board.

A consultative management model of staff development in Colleges of Further Education
Thesis
(1983). A consultative management model of staff development in Colleges of Further Education

Over the last forty years there has been a growing awareness that staff development in Further Education has been neglected in terms of , research into its purpose, modes of operation and methods of evaluation.
Ever since the 1944 Education Act conc... Read More about A consultative management model of staff development in Colleges of Further Education.