Product Description

This book is a significant update of the successful earlier editions - Scottish Education published in 1999, and Scottish Education: Post-devolution published in 2003. It reflects the very considerable changes which have taken place in education in recent years, taking account of a wealth of new research evidence. Featuring some 40 new authors, the latest volume contains fresh, forthright and informed commentary on every aspect of education and is essential reading for anyone concerned to know how education 'works' in Scotland. It examines educational practice and professional thinking from pre-school and primary, through secondary, further and higher education; and locates Scottish education within its social, cultural and political context. A new, final section looks to the future, offering thoughtful critical assessments of the educational landscape ahead. Reviewing the first edition, Olga Wojtas described it as 'an ambitious and formidable tome ! accessible to non-specialists ! [with] a sharp, critical edge' (THES). The second edition was said by Frank Pignatelli to be '...a text that is authoritative yet accessible, scholarly yet provocative, definitive yet iconoclastic' (TESS).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38113 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1104 pages

Review
The appearance in late 1999 of the monumental Scottish Education met widespread acclaim within and beyond the education community... The third edition is a worthy successor. It demonstrates the same massive scale, and the same encyclopaedic coverage. -- Gordon Kirk Times Education Supplement The appearance in late 1999 of the monumental Scottish Education met widespread acclaim within and beyond the education community... The third edition is a worthy successor. It demonstrates the same massive scale, and the same encyclopaedic coverage.

About the Author
T. G. K. Bryce is Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Strathclyde and was Vice Dean (Research) between 1997 and 2002. W. M. Humes is Research Professor in Education at the University of the West of Scotland. He has previously held professorships at the Universities of Strathclyde and Aberdeen.

Customer Reviews

useful reference for students of education
Although it seems a bit bulky to start with, it has been a good reference guide and tool for the education course I'm on. A good investment I reckon