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William Boyd (educator)

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William Boyd was a Scottish educator (1874-1962) and head of the Education Department at the University of Glasgow for nearly four decades.[1][2][3]

He is best known for his classic The History of Western Education[4] which received 10 editions from 1921 to 1972.[5]

He was active in the Scottish Council for Research in Education.[6]

References

  1. ^ Humes, Walter (2015). "The Educational Achievements of a 'Great Visionary': William Boyd (1874-1962)". Scottish Educational Review. 47 (2): 37–58. ISSN 0141-9072.
  2. ^ Ben Morris (15 April 2013). "Scholar and teacher. A tribute to William Boyd". Objectives and Perspectives in Education: Studies in Educational Theory 1955-1970. Routledge. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-135-03094-0.
  3. ^ Humes, Walter (1 November 2018). "'Radical' and 'respectable' traditions in Scottish adult education: The divergent pathways of John Maclean (1879–1923) and William Boyd (1874–1962)". Journal of Adult and Continuing Education. 24 (2): 121–140. doi:10.1177/1477971418816470. ISSN 1477-9714. S2CID 149902032.
  4. ^ Andrew F. McPherson; Charles D. Raab (1988). Governing Education: A Sociology of Policy Since 1945. Edinburgh University Press. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-85224-515-6.
  5. ^ James, Paul; Steger, Manfred B. (4 July 2014). "A Genealogy of 'Globalization': The Career of a Concept". Globalizations. 11 (4): 417–434. doi:10.1080/14747731.2014.951186. ISSN 1474-7731. S2CID 18739651.
  6. ^ Brett, Caroline Elizabeth; Lawn, Martin; Bartholomew, David J.; Deary, Ian John (1 September 2010). "Help will be welcomed from every quarter: the work of William Boyd and the Educational Institute of Scotland's Research Committee in the 1920s". History of Education. 39 (5): 589–611. doi:10.1080/00467601003749398. hdl:20.500.11820/e4149a6c-3c0c-46ca-96fc-0abb026cd32c. ISSN 0046-760X. S2CID 145465553.