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Book Review: Headmasters for Better Schools

Book Review: Headmasters for Better Schools BOOK REVIEWS Headmasters/or Better Schools. G. W. Bassett, A. R. Crane and W. G. Walku. Brisbane. University of Queensland Press. 1963. pp. 107. 27/6. There has in recent years been a noticeable trend in Australian centralized education systems towards the transference to the principal of a greater measure of autonomy and personal responsibility for the development in each school of an individuality and distinctive character which are a reflection of each The consequent increasing awareness principal's own philosophy of education. of the importance of the position of " head of a school" has led to the appearance of an increasing number of books on the subject of headmastering. This little book of 100 pages is one of the more readable and practical of these, though it does give the impression of flitting rather superficially from one idea (often unsupported and untenable) to another and leaving the reader" in the air " by its rather distracting " free association of ideas" method of presentation. Two propositions are basic to the arguments presented in the book. These are (a) that schools exist for children and (b) that schools can be successful only if there is " personal involvement" in them by http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Education SAGE

Book Review: Headmasters for Better Schools

Australian Journal of Education , Volume 8 (2): 2 – Jun 1, 1964

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SAGE
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© 1964 Australian Council for Educational Research
ISSN
0004-9441
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2050-5884
DOI
10.1177/000494416400800213
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BOOK REVIEWS Headmasters/or Better Schools. G. W. Bassett, A. R. Crane and W. G. Walku. Brisbane. University of Queensland Press. 1963. pp. 107. 27/6. There has in recent years been a noticeable trend in Australian centralized education systems towards the transference to the principal of a greater measure of autonomy and personal responsibility for the development in each school of an individuality and distinctive character which are a reflection of each The consequent increasing awareness principal's own philosophy of education. of the importance of the position of " head of a school" has led to the appearance of an increasing number of books on the subject of headmastering. This little book of 100 pages is one of the more readable and practical of these, though it does give the impression of flitting rather superficially from one idea (often unsupported and untenable) to another and leaving the reader" in the air " by its rather distracting " free association of ideas" method of presentation. Two propositions are basic to the arguments presented in the book. These are (a) that schools exist for children and (b) that schools can be successful only if there is " personal involvement" in them by

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Australian Journal of EducationSAGE

Published: Jun 1, 1964

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