Hadow (1931)

(page numbers in brackets)

Notes on the text
Preliminary pages (i-xviii)
Membership, Analysis, Preface, Introduction
Chapter I (1-21)
The development of the conception of primary education
Chapter II (22-32)
The physical development of children between 7 and 11
Chapter III (33-58)
The mental development of children between 7 and 11
Chapter IV (59-72)
The age limits for the upper stage of primary education
Chapter V (73-82)
The internal organisation of primary schools
Chapter VI (83-90)
Retarded children in the primary school
Chapter VII (91-106)
The curriculum of the primary school
Chapter VIII (107-115)
The staffing of primary schools and the training of teachers
Chapter IX (116-122)
The premises and equipment of primary schools
Chapter X (123-132)
Examinations in primary schools
Chapter XI (133-149)
Summary of principal conclusions and recommendations
Suggestions (150-206)
on the curriculum of primary schools
Appendix I (207-221)
List of witnesses
Appendix II (222-254)
Physical development of 7-11 year olds (Harris)
Appendix III (254-279)
Mental development of 7-11 year olds (Burt)
Index (280-290)

Notes on the text: revised version (August 2009)

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In this revised version of the text the page numbers from the original print version are now included, and the footnotes (which were previously collected together and renumbered at the end of each chapter) are displayed where they were in the original - at the foot of each page - with their original numbering. The alphabetical index now shows page numbers, as in the original print version, and page numbers are included in the chapter list (in the left hand column of each page) to facilitate finding subjects or quotations in the text.

I've modernised some of the punctuation (so that, for example, " secondary " is shown as 'secondary' and Mr. W.H. Webbe C.B.E. appears as Mr WH Webbe CBE) and I've updated a handful of spellings (timetable instead of time-table, today instead of to-day etc). I've added explanations to a couple of obscure words and corrected a dozen or so misprints. Paragraphing is as printed in the original.

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For a summary of this report, see my article The Hadow Reports: an introduction.