EDUCATION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16305, 21 December 1920, Page 6

EDUCATION.

PROFESSOR SHELLEY'S SCHEME. adopted by board op governors. lJi he r- B n ard of Governors of. Ganier- , \ College, on tho recommendation j , e College Committee, vesterdav adopted Proiessor J. Shelley’s scheme tor establishing a School of Education at Canterbury College. Tho following are details of tho scheme: — .(I, function of a School of Educaiou. (a) IJio training of academically qualified students for the profession ot education; (b) tho general advancement of educational theory and practice in the Dominion by the organisation of conferences on educational subjects, courses of special instruction, and lectures for administrators, teacheis, parents and such as are engaged in educational work; (c) research in reference to the theory and practice of education, the results of which would be made available for the use of the Dominion. (2) Courses.—(a) For those qualifying as teachers in secondary school’s, and similar institutions. These will be-normally such as have already comp etecl their degree in arts or science. no year s training, including courses or lectures in theory, history and practice of education, principles of teaching etc., such as is required for the diploma in education, also practical teaching under supervision at approved schools (boys’ and,girls’ high schools), these students will sit for the diploma examination at tho end of the year of training; (b) for those who are taking education as a subject for tho arts degree up to the pass or advanced standard; (c) courses of lectures on subjects of interest to teachers and others, as occasion demands. (6) Associateship of the School of Education.—The associateship of the School of Education may be granted to such piactical teac tiers and educationists who may not have taken a degree, but who possess the diploma in education and- have pursued further work which is satisfactory to the School of Education, (4) Staff of the School of Education. —Director mid Professor of Education, iiolessor J. Shelley; Associate Professors for Research work, principals of framing Colleges at Christchurch, Dunedin, M ellington and Auckland; lecturer in education, Mr J. E. Purchase (principal Normal Training College). Special Lecturers and Tutors.— Sociology, Professor J, Eight (professor of history); primary school organisation and method, Mr C. T. Aschman (head master Normal School); secondary school organisation and method, Mr G.* J. Lancaster and Miss M. V. Gibson;'art teaching, Mr A. E. Nicoll (Director School of Art); music, Dr J. C. Bradshaw j phonetics and elocution, Mr 1. W. Cane; hygiene and physical education, Dr Eleanor Baker and Dr A. C. Sandston; pedagogy of special subjects, special arrangements to be made when necessary with the professors of different subjects; demonstrators, specially selected members of staffs of boys’ and girls,’ high schools. (5) Travelling Scholarship .—A travelling scholarship should be instituted for tho study" of British and foreign systems of education, to be held by a student who has taken the degree in edueatioiv. The committee also recommended the board co urge on the Education Department the necessity for extending the scholarships for suitable teacher students, to cover a three years’ course of study instead of two, as proposed in tho regulations for tho training of secondary school teachers. The committee reported in regard to a, degree of Master of Education that, while the need for a degree m education wms admitted, no definite title was adopted, owing to tho suggestion that it might bo advisable to press for education to be recognised as an honours subject and as a subject for the proposed do! gree of Ph.D.