The correspondence system of teaching primary school children in New Zealand : an account of its evolution and a comparative study of the methods applied and of the standards attained

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The correspondence system of teaching primary school children in New Zealand : an account of its evolution and a comparative study of the methods applied and of the standards attained

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Following on a visit paid by the Director of Education for New Zealand to some of the Australian states where Correspondence Classes had already been in operation for some years, it was decided to introduce on a much smaller scale a similar method of instruction to serve the educational needs of the very isolated families in New Zealand. A sole teacher was appointed to initiate the scheme but it is evident that, from the beginning, the Department had no reliable estimate of the subsequ...

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Masters

Date created

1933

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Le Petit, Eric Norman

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/The_correspondence_system_of_teaching_primary_school_childre...

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Other education not elsewhere classified / Correspondence schools and courses / Education--New Zealand. / School: School of Education / Te Puna Akopai / Unit: Faculty of Education / Te Whānau o Ako Pai / Education not elsewhere classified / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Arts / Degree Discipline: Education

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