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The unbowed head : events at Summerhill Academy 1968-74

Mackenzie, R. F. (Robert Fraser), 1910-19871976
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Here, after two-and-a-half years, is R. F. Mackenzie's own story of the headline-catching events at Summerhill Academy in Aberdeen, culminating in his suspension as headmaster and creating one of the most controversial and highly publicised incidents Scottish education has ever witnessed. Mr Mackenzie's book serves as a profound indictment on the state of education Scottish education today. He succeeds in giving a remarkable insight into staff, pupils, administrators and politicians involved in the schools system. Particularly relevant as part of the ongoing debate on Scotland's future, citing education as the prime area for reform and change, this story goes to the heart of the present controversy on comprehensive schooling.
Main title:
The unbowed head : events at Summerhill Academy 1968-74 / by R. F. Mackenzie, former headmaster : foreword by Harry Reid.
Publisher:
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Student Publications Board, [1977].
Collation:
115 pages ; 22 cm.
Audience:
tcpy; tcsy; syu
Contents:
ForewordCrisis in the classroomSummerhill SchoolExtra-muralThe new comprehensiveThe voice of the peopleConfrontationA cultural revolution?
ISBN:
09049190999780904919097
Language:
English
Index terms:
EducationLocal Studiescomprehensive schools1970s1960sSummerhill AcademyAberdeenGrampianNorth East ScotlandSCOTTISH EDUCATION
BRN:
906707
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