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Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

ISSN: 0040-0912

Source: Education + Training, Vol.9, Iss.8, 1993-12, pp. : 362-362

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Abstract

Adrian Bristow writes: Sunny Southsea indeed¡ This was the finest spell of weather the annual Summer Meeting of the Association of Technical Institutions has enjoyed for years. Outside a Latin sun beat down, while in the depths of the Portsmouth Guildhall men in dark flannel suits shifted delicately on their chairs and sweated. Principal Davey, of Portsmouth College of Technology, going in first on his home ground, presented a challenging paper on 'Problems of Expansion'. He should know. In 1959/60 his College had 482 full-time and sandwich course and Diploma students with a teaching staff of 98. In 1966/67 there were 2520 full-time and sandwich course and Diploma students, 85 Research Assistants and 2500 post-graduate special course students, and the teaching staff had more than trebled.