While clans had existed within the Jedi Order for centuries, it was not until the authoring of The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force by Grand Master Fae Coven and a series of other Jedi Masters that each clan was detailed and entered into the Order's canon. Each clan was designed to appeal to the traits of its members, while placement of each student fell to the fosterers in the nurseries at the Jedi Temple. As each clan moved through the academy, it was tended to by an instructor responsible for the primary education of the members of their clan. While the academy taught specialized courses, instructors taught more basic lessons that reinforced the rest of their lessons.