The Archive · 1932

Administration Defects

Discussing the principles of administration, the Report considers that the Ministry of Education. should have greater influence in the manner of appointment and dismiss: cal. of official and. that. the educational administration should be!

Wependent of the. general istration. The appointment of ins of provincial educa: tom dlepaviments should be in the ands of the Ministry on the become mendation of the provincial government, Tt makes. various Fecommmendations, too, for improvement in the terms, of service, ce-option of ad-Nisory commissions, and the general supervision of conditions of work ant pay, and wider knowledge the organisation and methods. of school administration employed in Fae Peoniaion "proposals for the contains proposals for Glstribution of financial atistence, for the establishment of Facilities for the training of teachers, and for the perfection of Suitable qualifications. It advises a considered programme for the. de-Yelopment of Kindergartens and Primary? schools a" general achete for. reform and" development secondary schools, The Report considers that insuftcient use is made of the. schools factually at the disposal of the country. "TE points out that in some schoo! buildings a large number of rooms are used for inessential purposes, for theatrical performances, for celebrations, and as storeroom, and so on. He points out that; space, and. laboratories; ed than they could "necomnodal It therefore recommends that due arrangements should be made for the greater exploitation of school buildings, and that sections of pub-Vie secondary and higher schools: Jwhich are insufficiently attended should be abolished.

Tt also recommends the better use of teaching staffs, for it points out that. in far too many places a large number of teachers are engaged and are given no employment, The expenses of carrying on kindergart-_ and public primary schools should be borne by the state, district, or municipal funds, with the help' of resources collected by the counties or in the towns. The entrance examinations to these schools should be abolished; and "px scholarship funds should be "used for foreign studies only in cases of special needs and chiefly for young Reeple wha, have completed "their higher studies at home, It makes various recommendations regarding the organisation of primary schools.

"A Central Pedagogic Wi "Turning to the examination of the different" stages of instruction, the Report points out that all auth: orities aro_unanimous in condemning the excessive and premature encouragement of secondary educttion in general and of higher university education in. particular:

The development of schools la Cina' out to

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