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Peer reviewedStocks, John – Scottish Educational Review, 2002
During the 1930s, middle-class Scottish children almost always attended college preparatory secondary schools, whether by academic ability, payment of fees, or parent assertiveness. This class-biased system of selection had few critics because it favored the more articulate members of society. Opposition to the selection system was due more to…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational History, Educational Policy, Equal Education
Peer reviewedStronach, Ian – Scottish Educational Review, 1992
Reviews "Howie Report" on secondary education in Scotland. Examines nationalism (expressed as desire for Scottish educational identity) and vocationalism (linking education and economic development). Focuses on report's treatment of vocational tracking. Concludes "Howie" holds contradictory ideas regarding educational…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Educational Economics
