Entries Tagged: Adolescence

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Thomas Report, and William Thomas (1879-1945)

New Zealand, 1900-1960

By Gregory Lee and Howard Lee, University of Canterbury and Massey University. Posted .

Many national and provincial governments sought to expand access to secondary schooling during the twentieth century. New Zealand was a pioneer of the comprehensive school in its region. There would be a reformed curriculum that could include many more students than an academic elite. The influence of William Thomas was not confined to New Zealand.… Continue Reading »

Adolescence and the school

Australia, 1880-2014

By Craig Campbell, PhD DipEd, University of Sydney. Posted .

The words, adolescent and adolescence came into scientific and popular use at the beginning of the twentieth century. They were assisted by the publication in 1904 of G. Stanley Hall’s remarkable study, Adolescence: Its psychology and its relations to physiology, anthropology, sociology, sex, crime, religion and education. This book, though American, was noticed in Australia.… Continue Reading »