Focuses on the impact of direct payments in Scotland. Drawing on findings from a major UK wide two-year study of direct payments, this book highlights some of the key tensions which have characterised policy implementation in Scotland, alongside a comparative overview with the rest of the UK.

Provides an analysis of the reasons why men are less likely to choose to become teachers through reviewing the gender balance of teachers in primary and secondary teaching in Scotland. This work explores the attitudes of a range of people to teaching as a career.

Explores the issues surrounding young people experiencing social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD) and suggests various teaching strategies. This book argues that, within a context of inclusion, provision for pupils regarded as belonging to the category requires to be refocused onto their learning rather than their behaviour.

Co-operative learning helps create the environment for the development of a learning community in the classroom. However, the transformation required to build a learning community in the classroom is more than just a change in instructional strategies; it is a change of philosophy. This book explores that dimension of putting policy into practice.

Offers support to school leaders facing difficult decisions and insight for those on leadership training programmes into the experience. This book provides a frame for 'dealing with dilemmas', drawing on experience of school leadership, the psychology of learning and the perspectives of the politics and the ethics of schooling.

The Hindu tradition can claim to be the world's oldest religion. It has evolved in India over the past three thousand years. It differs from monotheistic beliefs, such as Christianity, in that there is no identifiable founder, specific theological system, or single system of morality.

Buddhism is often presented as a religion without dogmas and commandments, without God and without any need to believe, tolerating all and everything. This book introduces Buddhism as a genuine religion and as one of the most powerful ones, being as demanding as it is consoling.

More than two hundred years of geological research have left us with a detailed picture of the distribution of land and sea, of the climate and of the evolving plants and animals that lived here. This book presents an account of these Palaeozoic times.

Offers a fresh insight to the understanding of the voice with which we were born for those who seek a comprehensive basis for their work. This book interrelates various aspects of singing, including breathing, emotional expression, the articulation of words and musical interpretation.

One of the world's major faiths with more than 20 million adherents, Sikhism is a religion which most people seem to ignore. A particular aspect of Sikhism is its relationship with and attitude to other religions, something of particular significance in our multi religious society. This work provides an introduction to Sikhism.

A volume of proceedings in English and Gaelic from the fourth Rannsachadh na Gaidhlig conference on Skye in 2006. It includes papers on Scottish Gaelic history, language, literature and culture from early Christian times.