The Education Systems of the United Kingdom

Download or read book The Education Systems of the United Kingdom written by David Phillips and published by Symposium Books Ltd. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the diversity of educational provision within the various parts of the United Kingdom. Building on the expertise of David Raffe and colleagues at the University of Edinburgh, who have been researching what they call ‘home internationals’ in education and who contribute two chapters, the volume includes studies of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The aim is to encourage reflection on the essential differences and the binding similarities of the systems which make up educational provision in the United Kingdom.