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'File 19/248 I (C 78) Education at Bahrain' [‎175r] (366/494)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (245 folios). It was created in 22 Jul 1939-28 Jun 1940. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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snmarl. 0?! , .l§§..sssig- mq outiiinb syllabuses of instrugtiom
iR t Ye ox* PRSLMIHi^Y CO U RSE (13 wefeks)
Ail new students to be divided into two temporary classes for
Sngllsiif Ma thematic s &nd Brawjjig^ and into xour teniporary
workshop groups^ all engaged on parallel courses as follows ;
U Glass Work
i« English (4 periods per week) -*• V/ords and
sentences, oonvereation, reading and writing*.
ii„ Mathematics (3 periods per week) »«•> The use of
European numerals^ Exercised in the four
primary rules- of arithmetic with examples based
on workshop practice•
iii
Drawing (2 double periods per week) The use
of drawing instruments. Elementary geometry
and the representation of simple geometrioal
forms on paper•
2c Elementary Craft Work
i. Woodworks Tests in the fundamental operations
sawing, planing, measuring and marking off.
Construction of simple models based on these
processes and involving only the simplest wood
j orlnts.
ii. Metalwork* Filing and fitting exercises*
Simple models in Sheet metal with soft solder*-
ing*. First exercises in iron forging♦
•^st and gnd Year FU LL COURSE (26 weeks 1st. year, 39 weeks 2nd year)
Students to be rearranged in five specialised trade groups
according to ability and aptitude as judged on the results of
the Preliminary Course* The two academic crlasses to be re*-
constituted as follows s
[Mechanical]
Class I*A, J Metalwork > Trade Groups
I^Electrioalj
f Woodwork 1
Glass |Building j Trade Groups.
These classes would continue the work of the Preliminary Course
in English, Mathematics and Drawing, though the .two latter
subjects will now begin to diverge according to the special
interests
English great stress should be laid on straightforward converse
^xon and precise expression in speech. Heading matter containing
^ difficult or purely historical forms of expression should be
folded. Modern books about travel, biography, industry and social
specially written in simple language would make better reading
the English Classics. Ability to express themselves in speech
^ writing is the best test of the students* progress. It is a^'
pinion fault in the East for teachers to do all the talking* .^uite
01 ten students are unable to utter a sentence of their own,

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This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Bahrain. In particular, the correspondence discusses a proposal by C.R.L Adrian-Vallance to establish a college of higher education in Bahrain for students from all of the Arab states of the Gulf.

Adrian-Vallance proposed this idea as a means to combat Pan-Arab/anti-British sentiment and foster a sense of Gulf identity distinct from a broader Arab identity. A letter (from Adrian-Vallance to Charles Belgrave, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser) that outlines his plan for the college is contained on ff. 7 - 15.

The file also includes a detailed report on government education in Bahrain with proposals for reform (written by Adrian-Vallance in 1939) contained on ff. 52b - 126, a report on technical education in Bahrain (written by Geoffrey E. Hutchings in 1940) contained on ff. 160 - 192 and a report written by Adrian-Vallance in May 1940 that gives an update on the progress made in education in Bahrain since his appointment as Director of Education in the country in November 1939.

The file also contains correspondence regarding Adrian-Vallance's appointment as Director of Education in Bahrain, including a copy of his contract with Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

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1 volume (245 folios)
Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

Index numbers corresponding with the index at the back run through the volume; these numbers are written using red crayon and are circled.

Physical characteristics

A bound correspondence volume. The main foliation sequence starts at the titlepage and terminates at the 4th sheet from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

An incomplete second foliation sequence (53-119) runs between ff 53-225 with a gap between ff 86-87; these numbers are also written in pencil and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

Foliation errors: 1A, 1B and 1C; 52a and 52b.

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