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Title Scottish education / edited by T. G. K. Bryce, W. M. Humes, D. Gillies and A. Kennedy ; section editing by Tom Bryce, Janis Davidson, Donald Gillies, Tom Hamilton, George Head, Walter Humes, Aileen Kennedy, Ian Smith.
Edition Fifth edition.
Publisher Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018]
Copyright ©2018

Status Loan Type Location Shelf-mark
 In Library  24 hour  Level 3 High Demand  Education B452 2018-B  
 In Library  24 hour  Level 3 High Demand  Education B452 2018-B  
 In Library  24 hour  Level 3 High Demand  Education B452 2018-B  
 In Library  24 hour  Level 3 High Demand  Education B452 2018-B  
 In Library  24 hour  Level 3 High Demand  Education B452 2018-B  
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Description xvi, 1024 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN 9781474437844 paperback
1474437842 paperback
Note Previous edition: 2013.
Originally published: 1999.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents I. An overview of contemporary education in Scotland -- II. The historcial and cultural context of Scottish education -- III. Governance and direction in Scottish education -- IV. Management, organisation and learning in schools -- V. Curriculum: early years and primary -- VI. Curriculum secondary -- VIII. Cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary issues -- VIII. Assessment, certification and achievements -- IX. Further and higher education -- X. Scottish society: education for all? -- XI. Teachers and teacher education -- XII. Looking forward: the future of eduction in Scotland.
Summary "This detailed, informed and critical account of contemporary education in Scotland examines each of the main sectors in depth: early years, primary, secondary, further and higher education. It scrutinises the historical, cultural, political, and socio-economic dimensions within which schools, colleges and universities operate. Featuring 67 new authors and updated and expanded throughout, this fifth edition is so substantially updated from the previous edition as to practically constitute a new book. The contributors have drawn on up-to-date research and professional analysis to give fresh insights into recent educational developments - in particular during the period from the Independence referendum in 2014, through the complexities of the post-Brexit years. These have been years when education has faced difficult challenges and the writers analyse the many factors affecting teachers' efforts to operate during uncertain times. This latest edition contains forthright and informed commentary on every aspect of education and is essential reading for anyone concerned to know how education currently 'works' in Scotland." -- Provided by publisher.
Library Class Education B452
Subject Education -- Scotland.
Other Author Bryce, T. G. K., editor.
Humes, Walter M., editor.
Gillies, Donald, editor.
Kennedy, Aileen, editor.
Davidson, Janis, editor.
Hamilton, Tom, editor.
Smith, Ian, editor.

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