Education

Carlton, Victoria: Forest Press/Richard Lee Associates, 1980. 136pp., intext, candid, b/w half-tone plate illustrations, line drawings and tables throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Monochrome, pictorially-illustrated card wrapper very slightly edgeworn only. "Children are admitted to Currajong if they are considered to be of normal or superior intelligence and if they have failed in other schools . . . " Contents, in chaptered 'parts', include: Prelims, Part 1. Children and their learning difficulties. Part 2. Currajong at work. Part 3. Change: Choice or necessity?, Appendix. Refs. Book weight approx. 450g.. First Edition. Large Format Softcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Kew, Victoria, Australia: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2000. xxxii, + 200pp., intext, candid, archival b/white halftone plates, facsimiles, and sketch-art illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn only. "Founded in 1850, State School No. 483-first known as Pascoevale National School, thereafter as Essendon Primary School-is the oldest such institution still operating in metropolitan Melbourne..." With a core of 1920s buildings, a poetry-derived motto-'Follow The Gleam', the school has a proud history...Compiled from old documents, recollections from former teachers and students, and other sources, contents of this Sesquicentenary history include: Prelims., Part 1/ Building and Dreaming-The School's Early Years. 2/ Themes: 1920s and Beyond, Head Teachers, Index. More. Book weight approx. 650g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press, 1944. 96pp., book square, spine holding. Leaves mildly uniformly acidic, otherwise clean. Small areas of insect damage on printed wrapper and negligible edgewear. "This book discusses, in plain language, the training we all need, including our children, to make democratic living a success in Australia. It is not written for the specialist but for everyone who has the welfare of Australia at heart. The book is of particular interest to all connected with education." Prologue, 9 chapters, viz; Educate or be damned, Adult life & public education, The common man's intelligence service, Community centres, The schools we need, The young have different gifts, University education, Sewing in loose threads, Practical arguments, Reading list. Book weight approx. 90g.. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: Blackie and Son, 1886. vii, + 174pp. Book mildly cocked and shaken. Corners abraded and frayed, short splits to gutters. Dark blue endpapers. Former owner's name on endpapers, title and contents pages. Pen-ruled leaves [for notations] throughout textblock have several written upon, else minor fingermarks and spots. 19 chapters, viz: Training the senses and memory, School discipline, Writing, Spelling, Writing from dictation, Arithmetic, Mental arithmetic, Grammar, Composition, Geography, History, Object lessons, School registration, Physical education, Concluding remarks, Appendices x 6, Index. Book weight approx. 340g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. 5th [Unstated]. Orig. Decorated Brown Cloth HB. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 2002. vii, + 184pp., several intext, b/white illustrations, both halftone and sketch-drawn. Book clean. Spine firm, but slightly cocked. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. With tips and examples from leading Australian and New Zealand journalists, this comprehensive text on interviewing techniques for young journalists working in both print and broadcast media. Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 10 chapters, viz: The Interview-Reveal All, Research, Breaking The Ice, Questions, Print Interviews, ditto Broadcast, Telephone, Email, more. Index. Book weight approx. 280g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. 1st [P/B] 1st Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Harrap, 1962. 184pp., intext, line-drawn b/w illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Name obliterated with felt marker pen on ffep., otherwise leaves clean. Monochrome, pictorially illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket price-clipped, mildly edgeworn and spotted. "This book tries to explain to parents and teachers what the speech difficulties of children are, how they arise and what may be done to remedy them . . . " Contents include: Foreword by T. Pomfret Kilner, Normal development of speech, Delayed speech development, Confused speech, Stammering, Voice disorders and their correction, Physical abnormalities and speech defects, Sound testing, Further exercises, Index. Book weight approx. 350g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Hard Cover + D/J. Good+/Good. 8vo. more information

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Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press, 1983. xvi, + 230pp., sparsely illustrated: 2 b/w half-tone plates; 2 intext line drawings. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Minor foxing on several leaves, former owner's name on ffep., otherwise leaves clean. Pictorial, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn in part, with short closed tears and crease, mildly U.V. affected on spine, else good. " . . . the essays in this volume, whether examing nineteenth or twentieth century material, illume the contemporary debate on some central issues in education." Contents include: Prelims., Women teachers' quest for salary justice [1915-1946], ALP policy formulation process, Secondary education for all, Education of Atawe, Working-class education, Free schooling; South Australia 1875-1898, Child-saving & urban school reform; South Australia at the turn of the century, Index. Book weight approx. 460g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Hard Cover + D/J. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press, 1985. xiii, + 253pp., 4 unpaginated b/w halftone plates, intext line-drawings. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Dated inscription on ffep., otherwise leaves clean. Printed, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn and U.V. affected on spine, else very good. "The twenty-seventh issue of 'Melbourne Studies In Education', a publication long acknowledged as a leader in its field." Contents include: Prelims., Education of a psychologist, Pedagogical traditions . . . , Some reflections on the concept of educational disadvantage, Social class & educational disadvantage, Disability & disadvantage-Special education in Australia, School & University-What went wrong in America, Moral education as the achievement of virtue, Index, more. Book weight approx. 500g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Hard Cover + D/J. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press, 1984. xvi, + 220pp., 4 unpaginated, b/w half-tone plates, intext tables. Book clean, nominally cocked. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Block edges flecked, else leaves clean. Printed, loose-plastic protected dustjacket foxed on unprinted background, insect damage on spine, otherwise OK. "The twenty-sixth issue of 'Melbourne Studies In Education', long recognized as a major publication in its field . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Education of a Professor of Education, State-aid at the Bar, Career of a Colonial schoolmistress, Industrial fund, Meeting needs-Seven years' hard labour, Origins/Formation of Teachers' Unions in 19th century Australia, Context of reorganisation of Tertiary education in Australia, Sex, schools and emerging occupational interests, Index. Book weight approx. 470g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Hard Cover + D/J. Very Good/Fair +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Grove City, PA 16127: Grove City College Yearbook Office, 1986. 234pp., numerous colour and b/w illustrations throughout; mostly candid, several art and historic, with an abundance of cameos. Book clean, square. Nominal wave to leaves, otherwise unmarked. Art-illustrated tip-on plate affixed to embossed leathertex covers. Trivial bump to head of backstrip, else fine. Limited to 1,300 copies, the contents of this 1986 Yearbook of Grove City College, PA, include: Opening seniors, Activities, Athletics, Traditions, Greeks, Underclassmen, Faculty, Community. Book weight approx. 1850g. [1.85KG.] **INTERNATIONAL BUYERS-THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it weighs over 1KG.** Please email for quote. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. 1st. [Limited]. Hardcover. Very Good +. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Headmaster's Conference of Australia. No publication date [1948]. viii, + 63pp. Book square. Lightly bumped, cloth has small stains and flecks. Lightly patinaed gilt title, foxing specks on head of text-block, else leaves clean. The conference, convened to discuss common problems in education, was chaired by J.R.Darling, Geelong C.0f E. Grammar School, and the opening address by Lt. Gen.The Hon. Sir Edmund Herring, K.B.E., Lieut-Governor of Victoria. Preface, Various speakers, Appendix. ADDITIONAL: Loose with book; Double-sided foolscap sheet with a list of conference attendees and their relevant schools. Book weight approx. 250g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Original Blue Cloth Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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