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The progress oj stale education, 1939-1941 557

CONTENTS

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Introduction 4
Industrial Influences in Bahrain 5
The Present Technical School

Staff and the Teaching of Handwork, drawing.
Neglect of Foundation Work. School Building.
Equipment. Classroom Instruction. Future
Development of the Technical school. 6
The Aims of the Technical School
Industrial Woods in Bahrain. Conditions in the
Oil Company. MurKet Industries and the Public
Services, Industrial Experience for Students, 8
The Proposed Scheme of Training
Trade Groups. School Classes. English, Mathe­
matics and Drawing. Preliminary Course. .Hours
of Workshop Instruction. Workshop Exercises.
Contract work in the School, (a) Engineering
Trades, (b) Woodwork Trades, (c) Building Trade
Practice, (d) Electrical Trades. Temporary Em­
ployment of Ex-Students in the School Workshops. 10

Summary -of the Scheme and Outline Syllabuses IS
Technical School Students
Educational Standard on Entry, age of Pupils and
Standard of Intelligence. Technical School in
Relation to the New Scheme of Education. Main­
tenance of Students. Advantages of the Boarding-
System. Students Outside Manama. Discipline,
Cost of Boarding. qualities of Arab Students.
Programme of Eiu'olrnont and Leaving. 17
The School Principal
qualifications of the Principal. Desirability of
a British Principal for the school. 20

Teaching Staff
Working Hours. Grading and Duties of staff.
Number of Staff. Salaries. India. Egypt, Syria
and Palestine. 82
Extension of the School Buildings
Urgent Need for Extension. Plans. School
Buildings. Workshops. Boarding House. PA
Equipment of the Technical School

Workshops Equipment. Furniture and School
Equipment. 05
Conclusion 88
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