Gurney-Dixon (1954)

(page numbers in brackets)

Preliminary pages (i-vii)
Membership, Contents, Foreword

Chapter I (1-5)
Nature of the enquiry
Chapter II (5-11)
Extent of the problem
Chapter III (12-23)
Selection and organisation
Chapter IV (23-25)
Enforcement of leaving-age of 16
Chapter V (25-34)
Influence of the school
Chapter VI (34-41)
Influence of the home
Chapter VII (41-48)
Financial considerations
Chapter VIII (49-55)
Influence of employment
Chapter IX (56-64)
Conclusions and recommendations

Appendix I (65-74)
Questionnaire forms used
Appendix II (75-94)
Statistical tables
Appendix III (95-96)
Notes on grammar school sample
Appendix IV (97-98)
Occupational grouping
Appendix V (99)
Notes on paragraphs 37-39

A Report of the Central Advisory Council for Education (England)

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1954
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