English

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.