Sir George Porter (Lord Porter of Luddenham) was one of the most highly regarded and well known scientists in Britain. He was appointed Director of the Royal Institution in 1966, awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967, and was the only Director of the Royal Institution to later become President of the Royal Society (1985-1990). Porter had a marvellous gift for communicating his infectious enthusiasm for science, and as President of the Royal Society, he worked hard to improve the status of science, and employed his communication skills ably in the defence of British science under attack...
Sir George Porter (Lord Porter of Luddenham) was one of the most highly regarded and well known scientists in Britain. He was appointed Director of th...
Building on an increasingly sophisticated body of research on policy 'borrowing' in education, this collection explores ways in which the foreign example in education has been and is being used by policy makers in a variety of settings, its principal aim being to assess the usefulness of 'foreign' experience in 'home' contexts.
Building on an increasingly sophisticated body of research on policy 'borrowing' in education, this collection explores ways in which the foreign exam...
A collection of papers by some of the prominent educationists around the world that deals with the complex interface between the university and the schools in the initial training of teachers. It covers topics ranging from policy issues to the processes of learning and thinking involved in initial training.
A collection of papers by some of the prominent educationists around the world that deals with the complex interface between the university and the sc...
Looks at subjective and objective individual well-being and family, community and social life. This book relates quality of life to other contemporary concepts such as social capital, social inclusion and health inequality, and sets them in an international and global perspective. It covers: poverty, social exclusion, health and social divisions.
Looks at subjective and objective individual well-being and family, community and social life. This book relates quality of life to other contemporary...
Over the past two hundred years German education policy and practice has attracted interest in England. Policy makers have used the 'German example' both to encourage change and development and to warn against certain courses of action. This monograph provides the first major analysis of the rich material from government reports (including work by Matthew Arnold), the press, travel accounts, memoirs, scholarly publications and the archives to uncover the nature of the English fascination with education in Germany, from 1800 to the end of the twentieth century. David Phillips traces this story...
Over the past two hundred years German education policy and practice has attracted interest in England. Policy makers have used the 'German example' b...
