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Under the leadership of Marion North, degree work was introduced and preparation for performance and choreography steadily replaced the training of teachers; while over the years there has been a notable development of post-graduate study and of training and research in dance therapy. The Centre is now one of the largest schools of dance in Europe.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49568038879505,"sku":"GOR005745557","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0485115182.jpg?v=1751358277"},{"product_id":"administrators-in-action-british-case-studies-volume-one-rare-book-f-m-g-willson-1680640075lee","title":"Administrators in Action, British Case Studies Volume One","description":"1961. First Edition. 349 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with firm binding. 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It provided the citizen, the official and the student with a closer insight into the problems and intricacies facing administrators at the time and thereby contributed to a better understanding of the British system of government.  Each of the five cases in this volume spotlights an episode in recent British administration. From central government come the stories of how a personnel problem was handled by a central department, and a history of the negotiation of a financial agreement between the United Kingdom and Spain; from local government, studies of how Coventry moved its Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market from the old city centre to new quarters in the suburbs, and of the administrative difficulties created by a problem family; and from the nationalized industries, the description of how the South Western Electricity Board centralized and mechanized its accounting procedures.  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