State Education in Western Australia, 1829-1960 by David Mossenson

Book Description

Secondhand. Fair condition. Wear to book edges and corners. Front endpage has been removed, presumably to remove ownership details. Underlining in pen on a few pages. Binding is still very good. Foxing to foredges and title page. Dust jacket has many marks on both front and back covers. Writing on front cover. Dust jacket is now in protective covering. Still a readable copy of a scarce book.

This book outlines the progression of the Western Australian education system from the establishment of the colony to 1970. The treatment is chronologically based, and educational issues are analysed at each stage.

The role of religion in education, the government's responsibility to provide facilities, and the pros and cons of local versus centralised control of administration are of recurring importance. (book flap)