Principles of Secondary Education

Contents: Preface. 1. Criticisms of the secondary school. 2. The nature of the secondary school pupil. 3. The nature of democratic society. 4. What is the nature of the problems faced by democratic systems? 5. The status of the present secondary school. 6. Who should be responsible for the programme of the school? 7. How to organize such a programme of secondary education? 8. How to develop student activities? 9. How to develop the community school? 10. What are possible limiting factors in the development of the ideal school programme? Bibliography. Index.

"That secondary education became a terminal kind of education in the life of a student. After secondary education students were expected to become matured persons and after passing their secondary schools examinations they were expected to behave as responsible citizens and as earning members of the society. That is why secondary education is called terminal in character. It has been established that secondary education should be democratic in nature and should keep in view the interest and aspirations of the students. Recently more and more use of psychology in teaching has been noticed. The democratic form of government is also reflected in secondary education. In fact, secondary education is influenced by the prevailing political system of a country. However, a great uniformity throughout the world has emerged in the principles of secondary education." (jacket)