Scottish education /

Interrogates the rise of national philosophies and their impact on cosmopolitanism and nationalism.

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Other Authors: Bryce, T. G. K. (Editor), Humes, Walter M. (Editor), Gillies, Donald, 1960- (Editor), Kennedy, Aileen (Editor), Davidson, Janis (Editor), Hamilton, Tom (Editor), Smith, Ian (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018]
Edition:Fifth edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Title page; Copyright; Contents; The Contributors; PART I AN OVERVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND; 1 Scottish Education, Fifth Edition: Its Nature, Purpose and Structure; 2 Educational Provision: An Overview; 3 Scottish Primary Education; 4 Scottish Secondary Education; 5 The Independent Sector; 6 Scottish Further Education; 7 Scottish Higher Education; 8 Policy and Politics in Scottish Education; PART II THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF SCOTTISH EDUCATION; 9 Historical Perspectives; 10 The History of Scottish Education since Devolution
  • 11 The Distinctiveness of Scottish Education12 Poverty, Class and Intergenerational Disadvantage; 13 Catholic Education in Scotland; 14 'Progressive' Schools and Home Education; PART III GOVERNANCE AND DIRECTION IN SCOTTISH EDUCATION; 15 Education and the Law; 16 Central Government and the Administration of Scottish Education; 17 Local Governance in Scottish Education; 18 National and Local Curriculum Support; 19 School Inspection and School Improvement; 20 The Parent Dimension in Education; PART IV MANAGEMENT, ORGANISATION AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLS; 21 Early Education and Childcare
  • 22 Early Schooling23 Learning in Scottish Primary and Secondary Schools; 24 Leadership, Management and Organisation in the Primary School; 25 Discipline, Behaviour and Ethos in Primary Schools; 26 Transitions from Early Years to Primary and Primary to Secondary; 27 Leadership, Management and Organisation in the Secondary School; 28 Personal Support (Guidance); 29 Ethos and Behaviour in Secondary Schools; PART V CURRICULUM: EARLY YEARS AND PRIMARY; 30 Expressive Arts; 31 Literacy and English; 32 Mathematics; 33 Modern Languages; 34 Physical Education; 35 Religious (and Moral) Education
  • 36 Science37 Social Studies; 38 Technologies; PART VI CURRICULUM: SECONDARY; 39 Art and Design; 40 Biology; 41 Business Education; 42 Chemistry; 43 Computing Science; 44 Design and Technology; 45 Drama; 46 English and Literacy; 47 Geography; 48 History; 49 Home Economics; 50 Mathematics; 51 Modern Foreign Languages; 52 Modern Studies; 53 Music; 54 Physical Education and Sport; 55 Physics; 56 Religious and Moral Education; 57 Social Sciences; PART VII CROSS-SECTORAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY ISSUES; 58 Literacy across Learning; 59 Numeracy across Learning; 60 Digital Education in Schools
  • 61 Health and Wellbeing62 Citizenship Education; 63 Outdoor Learning; 64 Children's Rights; 65 Learning for Sustainability; 66 The Scots Language in Education; 67 Gaelic Education; PART VIII ASSESSMENT, CERTIFICATION AND ACHIEVEMENTS; 68 Assessment in Scottish Schools; 69 The Scottish Qualifications Authority; 70 SQA Findings on Scottish Attainments; 71 The National Improvement Framework and the Return of National Testing; PART IX FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION; 72 Knowledge, Skills and Pathways in Further Education; 73 Teaching and Learning in Further Education and Higher Education