| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/30/7 |
| Title | Rural Reconstruction Farmers Association |
| Date | 1926 - 1956 |
| Description | Correspondence between A. Muriel Pierotti and Ethel Froud (NUWT), branch members of the NUWT including Edith Crosby, University Departments of Education, the Rural Reconstruction Association (RRA) regarding:
Requests for, and letters of acknowledgment for, copies of the NUWT memorandum on Rural Education
Enquiries from individual teachers regarding where they can study for supplementary qualifications to teach in rural schools
Annual reports from the RRA
Edith Crosby's views on various publication by the RRA and how they relate to NUWT policies
NUWT membership of the RRA
NUWT representation at RRA meetings
Arrangements for a conference on 'Educational Policy in its relation to Rural Reconstruction' convened by the RRA and supported by the NUWT
NUWT Central Council reports on meetings of the Rural Reconstruction Association
Press cuttings regarding:
Local Education Authoritiy schemes for modernising the standards in rural areas
Closure of village schools
Publications, circulars and memorandums including:
'Broadcasts to Schools - Rural Economy', 1933
'Broadcasts to Schools - Rural Science', 1931
'The Rural School in the Modern World', National Union of Teachers, 1932
'Education Advisory Committee - A memorandum on Education', the Liberal Post-War Study Group, 1943
'Farming and Kindred Subjects - annotated list of books for readers of eleven to fifteen years'. School Library Association, 1951
'A Survey of the Problem of Education in Rural Areas', NUWT, 1932
'The Homecroft Movement', the National Homecroft Association
'An experiment in rural reorganisation', Board of Education, 1933
'Rural Education', Board of Education
'The Extra Year at School - the problem in the small rural school', Ministry of Education memorandum, 1947
Various leaflets from the Rural Reconstruction Association on 'Standard prices in agriculture', 'Agricultural reorganisation', 'Relation between agriculture and education in rural areas' |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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