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| Description | General administrative file comprising correspondence and papers organised into various subjects:
'Meeting with organised tutors on the future of in-service training' - correspondence between J C Daniels of the Unviersity of Nottingham, Institute of Education; Professor William Bell, Director of the Cambridge Institute of Education and Chair of the CID about plans for a joint discussion between Institute Directors and Institute organising teachers about the future of in-service training. Includes a paper by Daniels on the 'purpose and policy in in-service training'
Correspondence and papers regarding proposed courses:
- Diploma of Advanced Study: additional options (Keele)
- Course on handicapped children (Newcastle Training College)
- Diploma in teaching of educationally sub normal children' (Durham)
- Diploma in Adult Education (Nottingham)
- Diploma in Primary Education (Durham)
- Diploma in Education (Nottingham)
- Diploma in Educational Guidance (Reading)
- Degrees for training college students (Wales)
- Courses for teachers of Educationally Sub Normal Children (Cambridge)
Details of accounts for 1963-1964
'Sex balance in training colleges' - correspondence of Professor William Bell, Chair of the CID with Lionel Elvin, Director of the University of London Institute of Education, Professor Ben Morris, Director of University of Bristol, Institute of Education, the Department of Education and Science regarding the balance of training in colleges and the need to increase the number of men completing courses
'Mental health services for students' - correspondence with the Association of Teachers in Colleges and Departments of Education (ATCDE) regarding a proposal made by the National Union of Students (NUS) that a student mental health service be established
Requests for various matters to be discussed at meetings of the CID
'National Foundation for Educational Research' (NFER) - correspondence between Professor William Bell, Chair of the CID and the NFER regarding financial support for a NFER / University of Toledo Ohio project on 'teacher education students'. Includes details of the project including list of organisations taking part in the cross national study
'UGC enquiry on Institute library facilities' - correspondence with the Directors of Institutes with information about their libraries. The correspondence was in response to a wider survey on library provision in higher education. Also includes correspondence regarding 'Principles of development of Institute of Education libraries in relation to developments in higher education' a pamphlet produced by the librarians at Institutes and sent to the Library Association
'External Examiners' Fees' - correspondence with Professor Brian Stanley, Director of the University of Newcastle, Institute of Education regarding the amount paid to external examiners. With information from the other Institutes
'Research into Nomenclature' - correspondence regarding the standards of courses provided by different institutes
'Schools Council for Curriculum and Examinations' - correspondence and papers regarding the organisation of a meeting at the Ministry of Education to discuss the report of a working party convened to consider the establishment of schools' council for curriculum and examinations; minutes of meetings held at the Ministry, correspondence about CID representation at meetings
'Central Advisory Council for Education (England) (enquiry into primary education - Plowden Committee) - correspondence between Professor Bell and M Kogan, Secretary to the Council; correspondence between members of the CID, particularly with A D C Peterson, Director of the University Institute of Education Oxford discussing their paper proposing a reorganisation of infant education
'NUT report: teaching practice in the 60s' - correspondence between members of the CID and with Professor Stephen Wiseman, Director of the School of Education, the University Manchester regarding their reactions to the NUT's paper |