The results and consequences of technical education : an historical case study of metalliferous mining education prior to 1939 with special reference to The Camborne School of Mines and the Royal School of Mines
This is a study of the effectiveness of the technical education of metalliferous mining engineers at the Royal School of Mines, the Camborne School of Mines and the other Cornish Schools from the later nineteenth century until the late nineteen thirties. The educational background and basic career details of 1624 former members of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy were examined. From these the education and careers of 672 former students at the mining schools who were also I.M.M. members were examined in greater detail. An additional study based on the Camborne School of Mines suggested that although I.M.M. membership did not encompass all former Camborne students it did involve a significant proportion. More detailed studies were made of the mining careers of the Richards family of Tavistock who saw their main service in Devon, South America and India; Henry Laws who made his name in Nigeria; the Collins family who worked in the U.K. and the U.S.A.; and Bedford McNeil who represented the rise of the professional mining engineer. The development of metalliferous mining education and of the colleges was outlined. The metalliferous mining background and the life of the mining engineer were outlined in
Dixon, David Gunthorpe
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The results and consequences of technical education : an historical case study of metalliferous mining education prior to 1939 with special reference to The Camborne School of Mines and the Royal School of Mines. This is a study of the effectiveness of the technical education of metalliferous mining engineers at the Royal School of Mines, the Camborne School of Mines and the other Cornish Schools from the later nineteenth century until the late nineteen thirties. The educational background and basic career details of 1624 former members of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy were examined. From these the education and careers of 672 former students at the mining schools who were also I.M.M. members were examined in greater detail. An additional study based on the Camborne School of Mines suggested that although I.M.M. membership did not encompass all former Camborne students it did involve a significant proportion. More detailed studies were made of the mining careers of the Richards family of Tavistock who saw their main service in Devon, South America and India; Henry Laws who made his name in Nigeria; the Collins family who worked in the U.K. and the U.S.A.; and Bedford McNeil who represented the rise of the professional mining engineer. The development of metalliferous mining education and of the colleges was outlined. The metalliferous mining background and the life of the mining engineer were outlined in
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