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End date: 1985 × Start date: 1985 × Type: Masters Coursework thesis × Subject: Private schools ×

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    A comparative study of ten Victorian Protestant girls' school histories 1875 to 1920
    Johnston, Carol ( 1985)
    In recent years a number of histories of independent girls' schools have been published and it now seems an appropriate time to draw together some aspects of this history. This thesis will trace some of the common features of these histories with a view to explaining the changes in the development of female education in Victoria during the period 1875 to 1920.(From Introduction)
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    "Are you satisfied?": review of parental attitudes towards the curriculum of an independent girls' secondary school
    Edwards, Jane ( 1985)
    This thesis examines the attitudes of parents to a range of issues concerning the content and application of the educational programme of a small independent girls' school in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. The material that forms the basis of the thesis was gathered from information supplied in response to questionnaires sent to all parents of daughters in the senior school, supplemented by a limited number of interviews. The intention of this review of the school was to establish the extent to which the school's educational programme reflected the wishes and needs of the present parent-body, to establish whether there were any areas of substantial dissatisfaction that need immediate attention, and to determine whether there were particular reasons why parents chose this school as such information could assist in the development of a particular style for the school. The thesis analyses the one hundred and ninety-eight responses to the questionnaire (with some illumination given by the interviews of twenty-eight parents) and suggests areas for change. However, the overall impression gained from the analysis is that the present parent-body is extremely satisfied with the school.
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    The changing role of the headmaster?: a study of two Ivanhoe Grammar School headmasters, 1915-1974
    Bell, Timothy J. ( 1985)
    The organization of this study is straightforward. The first chapter discusses the origin of the Headmaster tradition and school management. The second chapter reviews the development of educational administration and its relationship to business administration. The third and fourth chapters deal with a study of two Ivanhoe Grammar School Headmasters, 1915 to 1974. The last chapter examines the different leadership styles of the headmasters and concludes that although these styles may vary, due to a variety of factors, the function of a headmaster remains basically the same.