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The Genealogy of 'Cultural Literacy'
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Hodgson, John; Harris, Ann – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2022
The British government's current educational policy for England draws on E.D. Hirsch's writings on 'cultural literacy'. This paper aims to uncover the roots of Hirsch's influential views through a genealogical critique. Hirsch admired the Scottish Enlightenment educator Hugh Blair as a model architect of a hegemonic culture to unite disparate…
Descriptors: Criticism, Educational Policy, Cultural Literacy, Books
Sex, Sport and Money: Voice, Choice and Distributive Justice in England, Scotland and Wales
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Devine, Cathy – Sport, Education and Society, 2018
The three British Sports Councils are instrumental in developing the policy landscape for sport and physical education (PE). They aspire to equality between the sexes in 'sport and physical recreation' (SPR), in keeping with their Royal Charters [Sport England. (1996/2009). "Royal Charter of English Sports Council (Sport England)."…
Descriptors: Athletics, Recreational Activities, Physical Education, Gender Differences
Silenced by the Gaps? The Status of Critical Literacy in Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence
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Farrar, Jennifer; Stone, Kelly – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2019
Purpose: Critical literacy foregrounds the relationship between language and power by focusing on how texts work and in whose interests (Luke, 2012, p. 5). It is highlighted as an "important skill" within Scotland's national educational framework for 3-18 year olds, the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), yet, as this paper aims to show,…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Correlation, Language Usage, Power Structure
Religious Literacy in the Curriculum in Compulsory Education in Austria, Scotland and Sweden -- A Three-Country Policy Comparison
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von Brömssen, Kerstin; Ivkovits, Heinz; Nixon, Graeme – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2020
This article presents analyses of curricula in religious education (RE) for public schools in Austria, Scotland, and Sweden. A curricula is the plan that outlines the goals, content and outcomes in education. A critical discourse analysis approach (CDA) is used to explore how each national RE curricula constructs (a) the aims, status and purpose…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Multiple Literacies, Compulsory Education, Comparative Education
Closing the Attainment Gap--A Realistic Proposition or an Elusive Pipe-Dream?
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Mowat, Joan Gaynor – Journal of Education Policy, 2018
The attainment gap associated with socio-economic status is an international problem that is highly resistant to change. This conceptual paper critiques the drive by the Scottish Government to address the attainment gap through the Scottish Attainment Challenge and the National Improvement Framework. It draws upon a range of theoretical…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Educational Attainment, Holistic Approach, Socioeconomic Influences
Ability as an Additional Support Need: Scotland's Inclusive Approach to Gifted Education
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Sutherland, Margaret; Stack, Niamh – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2014
The present paper provides an overview of the current national legislation, policies, curriculum and practice relating to gifted education within Scotland. It begins by providing an overview of the national context and historical background that, to this day, underpin the egalitarian ethos that permeates Scottish education. We discuss how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Inclusion, Educational Practices