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Scottish Education in the Twentieth Century (Paperback, New)
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Scotland's education system has been claimed by many to be one of
the most successful in the world and its alleged decline in recent
decades has generated a great deal of controversy. This book is the
first full account of the history of twentieth-century Scottish
education, by Lindsay Paterson, a leading specialist in the area.
Scottish Education investigates Scotland's response to the key
question faced by all mass systems of education. How can democracy
be reconciled with the necessity of selection -- both selection of
culture in the maintenance of excellence, and selection of people,
allocating them to differentiated occupations while also preparing
them for life as equal citizens in the common culture of the
community? Paterson argues that the Scottish answer to this has
been recurrent attempts to give wide access to common types of
educational institution, but continuing to define that education in
fairly traditional academic terms. This is then also Scotland's
attempt to reconcile the tension between social solidarity and
liberal opportunity, between the needs of the individual and the
needs of society and its inherited culture.This broad-ranging and
stimulating account of a century of Scottish education is organised
chronologically into two broad parts: Competition and Opportunity,
1880s--1930s; and Welfare and Individualism, 1940s--1990s. Within
these periods are chapters on each of the main sectors of
education. Key Features: *Scottish education often claimed to be a
world-leader -- the facts behind this are explored *Written by one
of the most prominent commentators in the area *Topical, in light
of on-going controversy surrounding the Scottish Qualifications
Authority *Provides background history to the development of
Scottish education through the 20th century
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