Publication Date
1943
Subjects
Curriculum development, Educational change, Educational objectives, Primary education, Teaching methods
Abstract
The pamphlet suggests reforms to primary school education as every Australian state there had been successive revisions of the course of study, all expressing a shift of emphasis away from monotonous grind and repetition, and towards such occupations as art, handwork, music, and physical education. But the movement towards better things was slow. [p. 5, ed]
We have seen that, during primary school years, the child grows in four main ways-physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially. The function of the primary school is to ensure successful growth of all four kinds. It is a fair criticism of the average school that it over-emphasizes intellectual growth and pays scant attention to meeting the physical, emotional, and social needs of its pupils. [p.8, ed]
There is great need to infuse into the curriculum more reality and activity. Our courses of study contain much outworn, unnecessarily formal material. [ p.12, ed]
Recommended Citation
Braithwaite, J. M.; McRae, C. R.; and Staines, R. G., "Reform in the primary school." (1943).
https://research.acer.edu.au/future/6
Place of Publication
Melbourne
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research
Language
English
Geographic Subject
Australia