Scotland
Caught in the Web of Words: James Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary
This unique and celebrated biography describes how a largely self- educated boy from a small village in Scotland entered the world of scholarship and became the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary and a great lexicographer. It also provides an absorbing account of how the dictionary was written, the personalities of the people working on it, and the endless difficulties that nearly led to the whole enterprise being abandoned…. More >>
Caught in the Web of Words: James Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary
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Education in Scotland: Policy and Practice from Pre-School to Secondary
Education in Scotland is markedly different from what happens in the rest of the UK – with a different National Curriculum, school boards to oversee school management and a General Teaching Council which has been in existence since 1965. Whilst there are many examples of successful and innovative practice in Scotland, the system is quite often not recognised as different by writers who talk about the UK education system as if it were one smooth whole. This book describes recent developments in both legislation and practice in Scotland, drawing comparisons with the English system. Chapters cover:
* administration and management
* the professional competence of teachers
* early years education provisi… More >>
Education in Scotland: Policy and Practice from Pre-School to Secondary
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Educating Alice: Adventures of a Curious Woman
- ISBN13: 9780812973600
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
This funny and tender book combines three of Alice Steinbach’s greatest passions: learning, traveling, and writing. After chronicling her European journey of self-discovery in Without Reservations, this Pulitzer Prize—winning columnist for the Baltimore Sun quit her job and left home again. This time she roamed the world, taking lessons and courses in such things as French cooking in Paris, Border collie training in Scotland, traditional Japanese arts in Kyoto, … More >>
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Special Educational Needs: Providing Additional Support
In the context of social inclusion, the field of special educational needs is of great importance. This a revised and updated edition of Sheila Riddell’s successful work comparing Special Educational Needs (SEN) frameworks in Scotland and England. The author questions how justice for children with SEN and their parents may be achieved. Questions are raised about the nature of school inclusion, its relationship with social inclusion more widely and the compatibility … More >>
Special Educational Needs: Providing Additional Support
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Popular Education and Social Movements in Scotland Today
Like many other societies, Scotland is facing choices in striking the balance between market and democratic definitions of citizenship, competition and co-operation, difference and solidarity, rights and responsibilities. The outcome of these choices remains open and undecided – and the prospects for human well-being deeply ambivalent. Can Scotland today pose the threat of a good example? This book is concerned with the role of adult education as an agent of progres… More >>
Popular Education and Social Movements in Scotland Today
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