Clark, Donald (1864 - 1932)

Born
17 February 1864
Ashby, Victoria, Australia
Died
7 April 1932
Malvern East, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Educationist and Mining engineer
Summary

Donald Clark was the first Chief Inspector of Technical Education, appointed to the position in 1911 (Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, p. 88; Murray-Smith, 2006). Clark wrote three booklets on technical education: Reminiscences of Technical Education in Victoria (1923), The Future of Technical and Industrial Training in Australia (1927) and Some Notes on the Development of Technical Instruction in Victoria (1929). He retired in 1930. During his career, Clark was a strong advocate for aligning junior technical schools with higher technical education (Murray-Smith, 2006).

Published Resources

Books

  • Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987. Details

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: Murray-Smith, S., Clark, Donald (1864-1932), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2006, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/clark-donald-5660; Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987.

Created: 29 November 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024