Title: The Management of Schools in New South Wales (1848–66) Local Initiative Suppressed
Abstract: In New South Wales the bitter religious differences of the early nineteenth century combined with the Influence of Liberalism willed for the establishment of a national educational system which provided a compromise between the interests of warring pressure groups. The adoption of the Irish National System and its administration by the authoritarian William Wilkins ensured that the local management of schools should not develop. In contrast to England, New South Wales developed a highly centralized school system in which local initiative was severely discouraged.
Publication Year: 1968
Publication Date: 1968-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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