James Greig was born in Toronto, Canada. For many years he taught in the primary and secondary schools of the Toronto (North York) school system. Later, he joined the staff of the Faculty of Education as Professor of Education. Professor Greig was adjunct editor in the school book departments of MacMillan Canada and Ryerson Press where he supervised the production of school textbooks in English Language and Literature. Professor Greig was educated at Queen's University, the University of Toronto and Harvard. He was an international consultant on education with the Commonwealth Secretariat (Lon...