Lancasterian

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English

Etymology

Lancaster +‎ -ian

Adjective

Lancasterian (comparative more Lancasterian, superlative most Lancasterian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by Joseph Lancaster (1778–1838), in which the advanced pupils in a school teach the pupils below them.
    • 2004, Paul Seattler, The Evolution of American Educational Technology, page 33:
      These semipublic, philanthropic organizations later came to regard the so-called Lancasterian system as ideal, since it offered mass education at low cost.

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