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| Description | Comprises correspondence and papers regarding Simon's research for his book 'A Student's View of the Universities' for the National Union of Students (NUS) (published in 1943). Most of the papers relate to curricula and teaching methods (Chapters 5 and 6) and universities and includes:
Outline and draft of a chapter on the 'Methods of Teaching' by Simon
'The University Teaching of History and English: a plea for correlation' by L C Knights, 17 October 1938
Write-ups of interviews regarding curricula with members of staff at Magdalene College and Balliol College, Oxford, Cambridge University, Exeter University, Manchester University, Newcastle University, Liverpool University, Reading University, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Sheffield University, Birmingham University and Leeds University
Letter from L C Knights dated 15 April 1939 in response to a questionnaire sent by Simon on the curriculum and the reform of teaching methods and examinations with specific reference to his work at the English Department at Manchester University
Letter from David B Quinn dated 13 May 1939 and Nan M Holley dated 17 May 1939 at University College Southampton regarding their curricula
Letter from Dennis Chapman, Research Secretary of the Association of Scientific Workers to Ernest Simon, dated 10 March 1939 requesting Simon's assistance in their research science as a profession and the scientific needs of industry, with a draft of the project
Report by Lecture System Enquiry Sub-Committee of the Birmingham Branch of the Association of University Teachers, 1936 |