Lancasterian — Lan cas*te ri*an, prop. a. Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by Joseph Lancaster, of England, in which advanced pupils in a school teach pupils below them. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Joseph Lancaster — For the Florida Supreme Court Justice, see Joseph B. Lancaster Joseph Lancaster (25 November 1778 ndash; 23 October 1838) was an English Quaker, and public education innovator.Lancaster was born the son of a shopkeeper in Southwark, south… … Wikipedia
Monitorial System — The Monitorial System was an education method that became popular on a global scale during the early 19th century. This method was also known as mutual instruction or the Bell Lancaster method after the British educators Dr Andrew Bell and Joseph … Wikipedia
British and Foreign School Society — The British and Foreign School Society (BFSS) runs a number of centres in the vicinity of London, England. In the 19th century it supported free British Schools and teacher training; it continued in the latter role. Now it runs a number of… … Wikipedia
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
Lancaster, Joseph — ▪ British educator born Nov. 25, 1778, London, Eng. died Oct. 24, 1838, New York, N.Y., U.S. British born educator who developed the system of mass education known as the Lancasterian method, a monitorial (monitorial system), or “mutual,”… … Universalium
Hitchin — infobox UK place country = England latitude = 51.9476 longitude = 0.2832 official name = Hitchin static static image caption= Hitchin Market Place population = 30,360 shire district = North Hertfordshire shire county = Hertfordshire region = East … Wikipedia
Sarah Trimmer — painted by Henry Howard Sarah Trimmer (née Kirby) (6 January 1741 – 15 December 1810) was a noted writer and critic of British children s literature in the eighteenth century. Her periodical … Wikipedia
