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Tasmania's Technical Schools, 1919–62: An Obituary

Tasmania's Technical Schools, 1919–62: An Obituary G. L. JOHNSTON The Commission on Technical Education, 1916 The junior technical school was introduced into the Tasmanian State education system in 1919. By 1962 the technical secondary school had passed away-without even a whimper. Perhaps the chief significance of the life history of this type of school in Tasmania is that it serves as a useful example of the failure to construct educational reform on a firm foundation of carefully con­ sidered purpose. At the birth of the junior technical schools there seems to have been some confusion as to their proper aims. At their passing there is no evidence of any exhaustive deliberation on the achievements of this type of secondary school. In 1916, James Nangle, the New South Wales Superintendent of Technical Education, joined with W. T. McCoy, the Director of the Tasmanian Education Department, to form a Commission to enquire into' the extent and nature of the existing technical education in Tasmania and to recommend the lines of future provision.! A growing industrialisation in Victoria and New South Wales had already led to the establishment of post-primary technical schools in these States, and by 1913 day technical classes in Great Britain had been converted to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Education SAGE

Tasmania's Technical Schools, 1919–62: An Obituary

Johnston, G. L.
Australian Journal of Education , Volume 8 (2): 6 – Jun 1, 1964
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SAGE
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© 1964 Australian Council for Educational Research
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0004-9441
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2050-5884
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10.1177/000494416400800205
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G. L. JOHNSTON The Commission on Technical Education, 1916 The junior technical school was introduced into the Tasmanian State education system in 1919. By 1962 the technical secondary school had passed away-without even a whimper. Perhaps the chief significance of the life history of this type of school in Tasmania is that it serves as a useful example of the failure to construct educational reform on a firm foundation of carefully con­ sidered purpose. At the birth of the junior technical schools there seems to have been some confusion as to their proper aims. At their passing there is no evidence of any exhaustive deliberation on the achievements of this type of secondary school. In 1916, James Nangle, the New South Wales Superintendent of Technical Education, joined with W. T. McCoy, the Director of the Tasmanian Education Department, to form a Commission to enquire into' the extent and nature of the existing technical education in Tasmania and to recommend the lines of future provision.! A growing industrialisation in Victoria and New South Wales had already led to the establishment of post-primary technical schools in these States, and by 1913 day technical classes in Great Britain had been converted to

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Published: Jun 1, 1964

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