The 3 R's: South Australian Public Education in the 1890's (TEFC)

Australia, 1976

Film
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An interesting reconstruction of teaching methods in the classroom in the late 19th Century based on documentary evidence.

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Credits

production company

Adelaide College of Advanced Education

Duration

00:18:10:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010899

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Classroom management

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - History

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - South Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Study and teaching - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teaching - Methodology

History → Historical re-enactments

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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