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In April 1974 the internationally famous Scottish Educationist, R.F.Mackenzie, was suspended from his post as headmaster of Summerhill Academy, Aberdeen. Bob Bell and Martin Lawn of the Educational... Studies Faculty examine the educational and political context leading up to this controversial suspension. The programme includes specially filmed interview material with Mackenzie himself, and makes use of documentary material from the national and local press; from the school itself, and from Local Authority education officials and Council Committees. Despite the wide coverage of this controversy, this is the only television programme to examine the events in detail. In addition, the first two radio programmes of the course explore other aspects of the Mackenzie file.
In April 1974 the internationally famous Scottish Educationist, R.F.Mackenzie, was suspended from his post as headmaster of Summerhill Academy, Aberdeen. Bob Bell and Martin Lawn of the Educational... Studies Faculty examine the educational and political context leading up to this controversial suspension. The programme includes specially filmed interview material with Mackenzie himself, and makes use of documentary material from the national and local press; from the school itself, and from Local Authority education officials and Council Committees. Despite the wide coverage of this controversy, this is the only television programme to examine the events in detail. In addition, the first two radio programmes of the course explore other aspects of the Mackenzie file.
| Module code and title: | E203, Curriculum design and development |
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| Item code: | E203; 01; 1976 |
| Published: | 1976 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:24:47 |
| Note: | This appears to be the same programme as video:FOU2543N but with a different starting board. |
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| Producer: | Ken Little |
| Contributors: | Bob Bell; Martin Lawn |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Production number: | 00525_6111 |
| Available to public: | no |
