Scottish Education PostDevolution Author:T. G. K. Bryce, W. M. Humes The second edition of the standard text on educational provision in Scotland covers educational practice and professional thinking from pre-school and primary through secondary to tertiary level. It provides comprehensive coverage of teaching and learning, curriculum and assessment, educational institutions and policies, current achievements and... more » future challenges, locating Scottish education within its social, cultural and political context. The new edition provides analysis of the impact of the Scottish Parliament; descriptions of new government departments; new topics including financing of educational provision, school and work; Scottish languages, and outdoor education; review of national priorities and the national debate; explanation of changes to school curricula and assessment; and an account of new institutional arrangements and organizations. This is a substantial updating of the first edition taking account of the many changes post-devolution, featuring more than forty new authors.« less