A history of Catholic education and schooling in Scotland : new perspectives

This book analyses the development of Catholic schooling in Scotland over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Scholarship of this period tends to be dominated by discussions of the 1872 and 1918 Education (Scotland) Acts: while these crucial acts are certainly not neglected in this volume, the editors and contributors also examine the key figures and events that shaped Catholic education and Catholic schools in Scotland. Focusing on such diverse themes as lay female teachers and non-formal learning, this volume illuminates many under-researched and neglected aspects of Catholic schooling in Scotland. This wide-ranging edited collection will illuminate fresh historical insights that do not focus exclusively on Catholic schooling, but are also relevant to the wider Scottish educational community. It will appeal to students and scholars of Catholic schooling, schooling in Scotland, as well as Christian schooling more generally. Stephen McKinney is Professor in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow, UK. His research interests include Catholic schooling and education, as well as faith schooling more widely. Raymond McCluskey is a former lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow, UK. His research interests focus on the history of education, particularly within Scotland, and the history of the Catholic community in Scotland Front Matter ....Pages i-x Introduction (Stephen J. McKinney, Raymond McCluskey)....Pages 1-12 The Education (Scotland) Act, 1918, in Historical Context (Stephen J. McKinney, Raymond McCluskey)....Pages 13-41 The Distinctiveness of Catholic Schooling in the West of Scotland Before the Education (Scotland) Act, 1918 (Geraldine Vaughan)....Pages 43-60 Women Religious and the Development of Scottish Education (S. Karly Kehoe)....Pages 61-80 The Role of Male Religious Orders in Education in Scotland in the Decades Leading up to the Education (Scotland) Act, 1918 (Tom O’Donoghue)....Pages 81-102 The Role of Lay Women Teachers in Catholic Education Before the Education (Scotland) Act, 1918 (Jane McDermid)....Pages 103-124 Catholic Education Beyond the School: Sodalities and Public Lectures (Raymond McCluskey)....Pages 125-147 The Presbyterian Campaign (1923–1930) Against the Education (Scotland) Act, 1918 (Stephen J. McKinney)....Pages 149-173 The Education (Scotland) Act, 1918, Revisited: The Act and Its Legal Implications (Mary McHugh)....Pages 175-199 Back Matter ....Pages 201-207