THE GROWTH AND RESOURCES OF TRAINING SCHOOLS

Teachers are thought to be the backbone of any high school. Data indicating how students perceive their teachers was gathered from a questionnaire completed by 355 recent Yeshiva high-school graduates. Results show that Yeshiva High School teachers are thought of as open minded and tolerant (51.9%), caring (73.2%), and interested in developing the teacher/student relationship (77.2%). The 66% of Yeshiva students who viewed teachers as positive role models stood in sharp contrast to the 2.4% of the general high-school population reported in the literature who viewed teachers as positive role models.     

INCREDIBLE HULKS: SHIP SCHOOLS AND THE REFORMATORY MOVEMENT

This paper considers the history of ship schools for young offenders. In particular the paper focuses on two floating reformatories that were established on the River Mersey in the middle of the 19th century. Attention is drawn to the positive light in which Victorian penal reformers viewed these institutions. Important parallels are also observed between the concerns and ambitions of these reformers and current discussions about the treatment of children with emotional and behavioural difficulties when they are in trouble with the law.