The origin and development of the Singapore Teachers' Union (in the post-war colonial period)

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THE SI}GAFONE TTACHM,S

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A Thesis

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the

De1:artment

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^Educaùion

in fulfil-ment of the

requlrements

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Degree

of

^Master

of

Education by

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Departnænt

of

^Education,

Faculty of

Arüs,

University of

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October,

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for the

a¡rard

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other

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universlüy

and

to the best of

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materlal previously

published

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another

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text of ttre thesis.

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CONTE}üTS

Preface

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leachers ^and

their

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Condition r..

TlTe Formatíon

of the

Sfngapore Teachersr ^Union Thg

First Year .. . .. . .. . ..

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_Union

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The l{a.Iayan Teachersr Union

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The t&1ayan Teachersl Union

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The S.T,U. and

the Unified

Education Service

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The Normal

Training fssue ... ...

Teachers and

the Establishment ...

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1958

S.tr.S.

Schbne (ungfish _Schools)

Conclusion ... ... ...

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Notes ...

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ABBREVIÀTIONS

Assistant lrade

Unicn Adviser

Colonial

Education Servj-ce

Directc;r

^c-,f^Educatic,n General Orclers

Gcverrunent

Servantsl

^{Back Pay}^Council Graduate Teachersr Asscciatit'n

Junicr Civitr

Service Asscciatian Johore Teachersr Unicn

Kelantan Teachersr ^Union

Malayen Aided Schr-'clsr Ccuncil Malayan Teachersr Federaticn Malayan Teachersr Unj-on

Negri

Sembila:r Teachersr Unicn Naticnal- Union

uf

^Teachers

Parr-Malayan TeachersI Unicn

Public

Services Curnrnissicn Penarrg Teacherst Unicn Perak Unicn c,f ^Teachers

Registrar cf

Tracle Unicns

Si-ngapcre Eclucatic.n Service Singapcre Teachersr Association Sin¡apc,re Teachersr ^Union

Trade Unicn

Adviscr,

^MalaYa Teachersr Uni'¡n

cf

^Pahang

Unified.

Cclcnial

Education Service United Kingdcm

Unirn trf

Selarrgcr leachers

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