The functions of an institution : the Otekaieke Special School for Boys, 1908-1950

Bardsley, Sandra

The functions of an institution : the Otekaieke Special School for Boys, 1908-1950

Bardsley, Sandra

Cite this item: Bardsley, S. (1991). The functions of an institution : the Otekaieke Special School for Boys, 1908-1950 (Dissertation, Bachelor of Arts with Honours). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2819

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Date: 1991

Advisor: Brookes, Barbara

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts with Honours

Degree Discipline: History

Publisher: University of Otago

Research Type: Dissertation

Languages: English

Abstract:

Otekaieke Special School for Boys functioned at three distinct levels in the period 1908 to 1950. As an institution for dealing with children seen as problematic it functioned on a wide social level. As a backstop to the classroom it functioned as a significant part of the education system. And as the home of a large number of boys it functioned on an individual level as the setting for their experiences. At each of these levels the school fulfilled different needs and served a wide variety of interests. In the three chapters of this long essay I am going to examine each level in turn, and the interests served and needs fulfilled, or left unfulfilled, at each. [from Introduction, p.5]