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Scottish Education. A Crisis of Confidence and Trust
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Humes, Walter – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2023
This article explains how education in Scotland is different from that in other parts of the United Kingdom, noting the importance of both traditional values and the current political context. Concerns about standards are discussed in relation to three main issues: the Scottish curriculum; the comprehensive principle; and attempts at structural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Standards, National Curriculum, Comprehensive Programs
Rhodes Boyson: A Janus of Education?
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Parry, David Jeremy – History of Education, 2020
This article examines the career of the educationalist, Conservative politician and published writer on education and politics, Rhodes Boyson (1925-2012). As an educationalist, Boyson established Highbury Grove Boys' Comprehensive School in Islington, North London: An inner-city school which was antithetical to the wave of progressivism in the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Politics of Education, Urban Schools, Educational Philosophy
Essential Components of Educational Programming for Students who are Blind and Visually Impaired. Standards for Special Education
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Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this publication is to identify the essential components of appropriate programming mandated by Alberta Education for students with special education needs, to provide examples of effective practices, to establish a common understanding of the terminology associated with this specialized field, and to clarify the meaning of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Student Needs, Teaching Methods
Essential Components of Educational Programming for Students with Behaviour Disabilities. Standards for Special Education
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Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this publication is to identify the essential components of appropriate programming mandated by Alberta Education for students with special education needs, to provide examples of effective practices, to establish a common understanding of the terminology associated with this specialized field, and to clarify the meaning of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Development, Special Needs Students, Student Needs