{"product_id":"2026600003188-secondhand-the-melbourne-teacher-training-colleges-from-training-institution-to-melbourne-state-college-1870-1982-signed","title":"The Melbourne Teacher Training Colleges: From Training Institution To Melbourne State College 1870-1982 (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Signed with inscription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA meticulously researched work of Australian educational history, this volume chronicles the evolution of teacher training in Victoria from its institutional origins in 1870 through to the establishment of Melbourne State College in 1982. Don Garden traces the administrative, pedagogical, and cultural transformations that shaped generations of educators, situating the colleges within the broader social and political currents of Australian public life. Written with scholarly authority and a clear narrative drive, the work details the shifting government policies, curriculum reforms, and institutional mergers that defined over a century of teacher preparation in Melbourne. The Melbourne Teacher Training Colleges stands as an indispensable reference for historians of Australian education, policy researchers, and anyone with a personal or professional connection to the institutions that trained the state's teaching workforce.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792199069915,"sku":"2026600003188-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e24b77bd-fab4-4f46-b24f-b15e9aa977ff.png?v=1779273343","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600003188-secondhand-the-melbourne-teacher-training-colleges-from-training-institution-to-melbourne-state-college-1870-1982-signed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}