Revision of school curricula is more or less always with us. It seers necessary for certain urinciples to be periodically rediscovered or restated, often with the addition of soL1e new emphasis or outlook. This thesis air:is to look at sore of the factors, within education and outside it, planned and unplanned, which have affected secondary curriculum developrent in New South Wales between 1905 and 1973, and to evaluate their changing roles. Since 1905, there h~we heen rnany changes in society.

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... Though the secondary curriculur has developed rather r:.ore slowly, this century has seen a broadening of interest in the curriculmi, and a widening of that influence which can ciffect its developr;:ent. With the increase in nurrbers studying at secondary level, the essentiali ty of educr,tion in ,;odern society to both individual and sta.te, the ease of cor:,r"-uJ1ication and the ready acceptance of continuing-change as vital to the future of new South Wales, it seers likely that the secondary curriculurr: will continue to develop, aided by a far g-reater apnlicrtion of technology, and that an even broader cross-section of society will influence that developsent. ii I should like to thank the School of Education at the University of New South Wales and r,1y wife, for their invaluable help in preparing this thesis. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACYNOWLEDG:21 ENTS LIST OF TABLES ChaT'ter 1 2 3 IHTRODUCTICN Generalisations Society, Education and the Curriculum Curriculum Types Concept of Education General Changes in Society General Changes in Curriculum THE INFLUEHCE OF INDIVIDUALS Background to Board's Directorship Board and his Influence Application of Board's Principles Background to Wyndhan,