Document Type
Report
Publisher
Claremont Teachers College
Place of Publication
Claremont, Western Australia
School
Claremont Teachers College
Abstract
The Claremont Teachers College commenced in 1902 with a course tn teacher education for thirty-seven (37) students and in the first two decades of the 20th century, courses were of either one or two. years duration. It wasn't until 1927 that the University of Western Australia established a professorial chair in education. It is interesting to note that the principal of the Claremont Teachers College was also the professor of education. In the 1930 1s, after the Depression, it was fairly common for teachers to undergo only very short courses in teacher education, these· often lasting only six or twelve months. In 1945 two years of training became the accepted length of course and it was not until 1968 that three years of training was introduced by the Claremont Teachers College. Up until 1973 the College was controlled by the Education Department of Western Australia. In 1973 the College separated from the Education Department and became autonomous under its own College Board and became a constituent member of the Western Australian Teacher Education Authority. 1978 saw the College attain full autonomy, with the abolition of W.A.T.E.A. Nowadays the College is completely independent and is funded, not by the State Government, but like other Universities and Colleges, by the Federal Government.
Comments
Lawrence, B. (1980) Teaching as a career: the facts. Claremont, Australia: Claremont Teachers College.