Education Across the United Kingdom 1944-2017 Local Government, Accountability and Partnerships /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: McCloy, Robert (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Educational policy.; Education and state.; Education-History.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational Policy and Politics.; History of Education.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Education Policy.

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of how education has developed over the last 70 years within the United Kingdom. As education in Wales and Scotland continues to develop following increasing devolution, the contributors draw from personal accounts and practical experience to provide...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. They Knew Not Whither They Travelled: A Tour d' Horizon; Robert McCloy
• Chapter 2. Partnership and Confidence 1944-1979; Robert McCloy
• Local Government Revisted: The Destruction of the Local Education Authority in England 1974-2016; Donald Naismith
• Chapter 4. Church Schools and Local Government: Partnerships and Accountabilities; Priscilla Chadwick
• Chapter 5. Wales Since Devolution: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen; Robert McCloy
• Chapter 6. Education in Northern Ireland; Mary Gethins
• Chapter 7. Scotland: A Reputation Challenged; Robert McCloy
• Chapter 8. Post-Brexit Education in the UK: Threat and Opportunity; Tim Brighouse
• Chapter 9. A Journalist's View; George Low
• Chapter 10. A New Dispensation of Trust; Robert McCloy.