Education in the United Kingdom

Education in the United Kingdom is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland The Isle of Man The Channel Islands Gibraltar The Cayman Islands Bermuda Anguilla and The British Overseas Territories. Although generically similar in education structures the various components of the United Kingdom have separate systems with some very distinctive differences. The chapters written by regional experts offer a review of contemporary national and regional educational structures and policies research innovation and trends. Some of the themes covered include issues relating to the partition of Ireland differences between maintained and independent schooling language issues and radical alternatives in teacher education. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole this book is an essential reference for researchers scholars international agencies and policy-makers.