Scottish Education

Herausgeber: Kennedy, A.; Humes, W. M.; Bryce, T. G. K.; Gillies, D.

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• 5 ed
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 173mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 1756g
• ISBN-13: 9781474437844
• ISBN-10: 1474437842
• Artikelnr.: 51144409

Autorenporträt

Tom Bryce is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Strathclyde. A former Vice-Dean for Research, his interests are principally concerned with Scottish teacher education and with science education, much of his research being published in the international literature. Walter Humes is Honorary Professor of Education at the University of Stirling. Prior to retirement in 2010, he held professorships at the universities of Aberdeen, Strathclyde and West of Scotland. Donald Gillies is Dean of the School of Education at the University of the West of Scotland. Prior to that he was Professor of Education Policy at York St John University. He is the compiler of A Brief Critical Dictionary of Education, a free online resource available at www.dictionaryofeducation.co.uk. Aileen Kennedy is Senior Lecturer in Education and Programme Director for the MSc in Transformative Learning and Teaching at the University of Edinburgh.

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors
Part I: AN OVERVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND
1. Scottish Education 5: its nature, purpose and structure
Tom Bryce and Walter Humes
2. Educational provision: an overview
Ian Smith
3. Scottish primary education
Claire Cassidy
4. Scottish secondary education
Tom Bryce and Walter Humes
5. The independent sector
John Edward
6. Scottish further education
Patrick O'Donnell and Mark Murphy
7. Scottish higher education
Walter Humes
8. Policy and politics in Scottish education
Donald Gillies
Part II. THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF SCOTTISH EDUCATION
9. Historical perspectives
Robert Anderson
10. The history of Scottish education since devolution
Donald Gillies
11. The distinctiveness of Scottish education
Walter Humes and Tom Bryce
12. Poverty, class and inter-generational disadvantage
Edward Sosu
13. Catholic education in Scotland
Stephen McKinney
14. 'Progressive' schools and home education
Andrew Pyle
Part III. GOVERNANCE AND DIRECTION IN SCOTTISH EDUCATION
15. Education and the law
Janys Scott QC
16. Central government and the administration of Scottish education
Morag Redford
17. Local governance in Scottish education
Brian McGinley
18. National and local curriculum support
Derek Brown
19. School inspection and school improvement
Douglas Hutchison
20. The parent dimension in education
Eileen Prior
Part IV. MANAGEMENT, ORGANISATION AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLS
21. Childcare and early education
Christine Stephen
22. Early Schooling
Deirdre Grogan and Joan Martlew
23. Learning in Scottish primary and secondary schools
Tom Bryce
24. Leadership, management and organisation in the primary school
Deirdre Torrance
25. Discipline, behaviour and ethos in primary schools
Jackie Ravet
26. Transitions from early years to primary and primary to secondary
Divya Jindal-Snape
27. Leadership, management and organisation in the secondary school
Danny Murphy
28. Personal support (Guidance)
Claire Wallace
29. Ethos and behaviour in secondary schools
Raymond Soltysek
Part V. CURRICULUM: EARLY YEARS AND PRIMARY
30. Expressive Arts
Charlie Byrne
31. Literacy and English
Sue Ellis
32. Mathematics
Susan McLarty and Ruth Forrester
33. Modern Languages
Hazel Crichton
34. Physical Education
Nicola Carse and Mike Jess
35. Religious (and Moral) Education
Yonah Matemba
36. Science
Stephen Day and Andrew Killen
37. Social Studies
Juliet Hancock, Lynne Robertson and Anne Robertson
38. Technologies
Susan McLaren
Part VI. CURRICULUM: SECONDARY
39. Art and Design
Diarmuid McAuliffe
40. Biology
Stephen Day
41. Business Education
Jackie White
42. Chemistry
Margaret Ritchie
43. Computing Science
Vic Lally and Peter Donaldson
44. Design and Technology
David Morrison-Love
45. Drama
Will Barlow
46. English and Literacy
Hugh Gallagher and Linda Harris
47. Geography
Ashley Fenwick
48. History
Joe Smith
49. Home Economics
Agnes Macintosh
50. Mathematics
Ian Hulse and John Winter
51. Modern Foreign Languages
Do Coyle
52. Modern Studies
Sarah Proctor
53. Music
Alan Hewitt and Andrew Dickie
54. Physical Education and Sport
Shirley Gray and Andrew Horrell
55. Physics
Morag Findlay
56. Religious and Moral Education
Leonardo Franchi and Leon Robinson
57. Social Sciences
John Gould
Part VII. CROSS-SECTORAL AND INTER-DISCIPLINARY ISSUES
58. Literacy across learning
Linda Harris and Hugh Gallagher
59. Numeracy across learning
Tom Macintyre
60. Digital education in schools
Judy Robertson
61. Health and wellbeing
Jennifer Spratt
62. Citizenship education
Alan Britton
63. Outdoor learning
Peter Higgins and Robbie Nicol
64. Children's rights
John I'Anson
65. Learning for sustainability
Peter Higgins and Beth Christie
66. The Scots language in education
Anne Donovan and Liz Niven
67. Gaelic education
Boyd Robertson
Part VIII. ASSESSMENT, CERTIFICATION AND ACHIEVEMENTS
68. Assessment in Scottish schools
Tom Bryce
69. The Scottish Qualifications Authority
Tom Bryce and Walter Humes
70. SQA findings on Scottish attainments
James Morgan
71. The national improvement framework and the return of national testing
Chris McIlroy
Part IX. FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
72. Knowledge, skills and pathways in Further Education
Gary Husband
73. Teaching and Learning in FE and HE
Velda McCune
74. Higher Education in turbulent times
Terry Brotherstone and Murdo Mathison
75. Access, progression and retention in FE and HE
Cristina Iannelli
76. From adult education to lifelong learning
Janis Davidson
Part X. SCOTTISH SOCIETY: EDUCATION FOR ALL?
77. Inclusion for all?
Lisa McAuliffe
78. Additional support needs
Lio Moscardini
79. Psychological services and their impact
Tommy MacKay
80. The 'People' People: The many roles and professional relationships of
Social Workers
Ian Milligan
81. Community Education and Community Learning and Development
David Wallace and Annette Coburn
82. Multi-agency working
Joan Forbes
83. Disaffection with schooling
George Head
84. Educating migrant and refugee pupils
Daniela Sime
85. Gender and Scottish education
Sheila Riddell and Elizabet Weedon
86. Addressing LGBTI issues in Scotland's schools
Ian Rivers
87. 'Race' equality in Scottish education
Rowena Arshad
88. Religious intolerance: sectarianism
Stephen J. McKinney
Part XI. TEACHERS AND TEACHER EDUCATION
89. Scottish teachers: then and now
Aileen Kennedy
90. Initial teacher education in Scotland
Ann MacDonald and Ann Rae
91. Teacher professional learning
Aileen Kennedy and Anna Beck
92. Teacher leadership
Margery McMahon
93. Teachers' professional organisations
Larry Flanagan
94. The General Teaching Council for Scotland as an independent body - but
for how long?
Tom Hamilton
95. Researching education in Scotland
Laura Colucci-Gray and Kirsten Darling-McQuistan
Part XII. LOOKING FORWARD: THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND
96. Curriculum reform: progress, tensions and possibilities
Mark Priestley
97. A pupil's experience of Scottish education
Jonathan Tevendale
98. An alternative vocational pathway: a model for the future
Iain White
99. A journalist's perspective on the future of Scottish education
Henry Hepburn
100. The direction of post-school education in Scotland
Jean Barr
101. The future of (Scottish) education: an international perspective
Trevor Gale and Stephen Parker
102. The funding of Scottish education: recent experiences and future
prospects
David Bell
103. The future of Scottish education
The Editors