Lancasterian

English

Etymology

From 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.

Related terms

• Lancastrian

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