English education system

The faqade was protective. James Chadwick was tall, wiry, dark, with a high forehead, thin lips and a raven s-beak nose. He had, say his Joint biographers, colleagues both, a deep voice and a dry sense of humour with a characteristic chuckle. He was bom in the village of Bollington, south of Manchester in Cheshire, in 1891. When he was still a small boy his father left their country home to start a laimdry in Manchester, Chadwick s grandmother seems to have raised him. He sat for two scholarships to the University of Manchester at sixteen, an early age even in the English educational system, won them both, kept one and went off to the university. 

Despite a policy of compulsory school attendance, historically, in England, education has been seen by some people not so much as a right to be enjoyed by all, but more of a privilege for those considered most likely to benefit from it. The extent of this view is important to bear in mind when considering issues of education for all , particularly in countries that have been influenced by or have inherited the English education system. A fundamental structural problem of equal opportunity lies at the heart of a system where those considered capable of high... 

Invitation of good teachers from other countries may be one of the ways to strengthen the education systems of universities, as Japan made snch a way at the modernization. Since many Asian countries English is commonly used beside their native languages, the introduction of foreign teachers may not be a difficnlt problem. Supports from other countries are important. Programmes of JICA or JSPS may be some examples. 

The present text, to the best of our knowledge, does not duplicate the approach of any other treatment at a comparable level. We are convinced that this book, which has already filled a niche in the educational systems of German- and the French-speaking countries (a French translation appeared in 1999), will do the same in the textbook market of English-speaking countries now that an English edition has become available. 

The first reason is simple they were all finely tuned to the needs of die American educational system. PSSC made good sense for a system in which high school students began their first substantial study of physics at age 16. But in die UK, where physics was taught from age 11, it made little sense. As a result, the sponsors of PSSC complained about it not being translated into English . 

A system of mass instruction developed by English educator Joseph Lancaster (1778-1838) Lancaster ad-... 

There is some evidence, though, that children whose first language is not English prefer and may benefit fi om intensive language tuition in withdrawal sessions (Tatelman, 1996). There are also many in the deaf community (see, for example. Mason, 1994) who assert the right to a separate education system. 

The French educational system in engineering is comparable to those in the rest of Continental Europe, but quite different from those in English-speaking countries. 

The Theodosian Code and other ancient collections of imperial edicts and constitutions, which are frequently mentioned in this volume, have been translated into English by C. Pharr, The Theodosian Code and Novels and the Sirmondian Constitutions (New York, 1952). Helpful introductions to the more technical aspects of Roman law can be found in the studies indicated in the notes to this volume, but see also R. P. Coleman-Norton, Roman State and Christian Church (London, 1966). The Roman educational system, with its emphasis on rhetoric, is ably described by H.-I. Marrou, A History of Education in Antiquity (London, 1956), and by S. Bonner, Education in Ancient Rome. From the Elder Cato to the Younger Pliny (ConAon, 1977). 

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