Education in the United Kingdom

Education in the United Kingdom is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, The Isle of Man, The Channel Islands, Gibraltar, The Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Anguilla and The British Overseas Territories. Although generically similar in education structures, the various components of the United Kingdom have separate systems, with some very distinctive differences. The chapters, written by regional experts, offer a review of contemporary national and regional educational structures and policies, research innovation and trends. Some of the themes covered include issues relating to the partition of Ireland, differences between maintained and independent schooling, language issues and radical alternatives in teacher education. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to available online datasets, this book is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers.

List of contents

Series Editor's Preface
The Contributors
Education in the United Kingdom: A Regional Overview, Colin Brock (University of Durham, UK)

Part I: England
1. England: Primary Schooling, David Waugh (University of Durham, UK)
2. England: Maintained Secondary Schooling, Brian Fidler (University of Reading, UK)
3. England: Independent Secondary Schooling, Colin Brock (University of Oxford, UK) and David Elstone (Hymers College, UK)
4. England: Higher Education, Gareth Williams (Institute of Education, University of London, UK)
5. England: Further and Adult Education, Yvonne Hillier (University of Brighton, UK)

Part II: Scotland
6. Scotland: An Overview, Walter Humes (University of Stirling, UK)
7. Scotland: Radical Alternatives in Teacher Education, Beth Dickson (University of Glasgow, UK)
8. Scotland: Developments and Debates in Language Education, Andy Hancock (University of Edinburgh, UK)

Part III: Wales
9. Wales: An Overview, Sally Power (University of Cardiff, UK)
10. Wales: Education and Economy, Gareth Rees (University of Cardiff, UK)
11. Wales: Language Issues, Janet Laugharne (Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK)

Part IV: Northern Ireland
12. Northern Ireland: An Overview, Tony Gallagher (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
13. Northern Ireland: Integrated Schools, Ulf Hanson (University of Ulster, UK)

Part V: The Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territoties
14. Isle of Man: An Overview, John Robert Cain (Former Director of Education, Isle of Man)
15. Guernsey: An Overview, Danielle Cassell and Richard Taylor
16. Jersey: An Overview, Roy le Herissier (Assistant Minister of Education in Jersey, UK)
17. British Overseas Territories: Gibraltar, the Caribbean Territories, The Overseas Territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cuhna, Graham Fisher (Educational Researcher) with Joey Britto (Director of Education in Gibraltar, UK) and Emel Thomas (University of Northampton, UK)

Index

Product details

• Authors: Colin Brock, Brock Colin
• Assisted by: Colin Brock (Editor), Colin (University of Durham Brock (Editor), Dr Colin (University of Durham Brock (Editor), Dr. Colin Brock (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.01.2015
• EAN: 9781472531230
• ISBN: 978-1-4725-3123-0
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Education Around the World; Education Around the World
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries