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Synopsis: Education has contributed enormously to the Scottish
national character. The emphasis has always been on making a good
education available to all and on giving those with talent every
opportunity of advancement. At the beginning of the nineteenth
century, however, it was clear that the provision of schooling was
failing to meet the needs of an expanding population and the growth
and diversification of the economy. In 1824 the Church of Scotland
began an ambitious program to tackle the problem. In setting up new
schools and the first teacher training colleges, the Church saw
itself as supplementing an existing system of national education
for which it shared a statutory managerial responsibility. This
book offers an account of the struggles and achievements of the
Church of Scotland over some fifty years as it sought to control
and strengthen school education throughout the country. In so
doing, it furthered the model of education for which Scotland
became famous. Readers interested in current debates about the
curriculum and standards in school education, the involvement of
parents, the place of religious education, and the desirability or
otherwise of faith schools will recognize their beginnings in these
pages. Endorsement: "A commitment to public education is the spine
of the Scottish Reformed tradition. John Stevenson's authoritative
study of the resilience of the Church of Scotland in sustaining
that Reformation commitment in the face of the enormous challenges
of a modern society undergoing profound economic and social change
is an inspiring example to Reformed churches and educators around
the world today. I commend it to that global readership and to all
who are concerned for education." -Dr. William Storrar Director,
Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, New Jersey "John
Stevenson provides an original and important study into
developments in education at a crucial time in Scottish history.
This insightful analysis fills a gap in our understanding by
focusing on policy at the national level through the work of the
Church of Scotland's Education Committee. Education and the
National Church were inseparable, making this book essential
reading for anyone interested in Scotland's past and, through the
Scottish diaspora, its influence on education systems in many other
countries." -Peter Hillis Visiting Professor, University of
Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland Author, The Barony of Glasgow: A
Window onto Church and People in Nineteenth-Century Scotland (2007)
Author Biography: John Stevenson is a retired Church of Scotland
minister. He was awarded a PhD by the University of Edinburgh in
2005. As a minister he served in three parishes before being
appointed as General Secretary in the Church's Department of
Education, which is responsible for the Church's interest in state
education and religious education in schools. He has been chairman
of the Association for the Teaching of Religious Education in
Scotland (ATRES) and of the Religious Education Movement in
Scotland. For a number of years Stevenson represented the Church of
Scotland on the European Forum for the Teaching of Religious
Education (EFTRE); on the Scottish Inter Faith Association; and on
the UK Council of Christians and Jews. In 2000 he was awarded an
Honorary Fellowship of the Educational Institute of Scotland (FEIS)
for his services to school education.
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