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Education Authorities: Qualification. It is rare for an English school-teacher to hold any degree beyond the bachelor's. The granting of the bachelor of education degree by colleges of education is made possible by the fact that all the colleges, whether originally provided by the churches or the local authorities, are associated with their nearest university through the university institutes of education, which have a responsibility for guaranteeing their academic standards as well as promoting the interchange of ideas.
In Scotland qualifications are more exacting.
The Ministry .: alth shows a laissez-faire attitude in rela-:wn to health and welfare services by allowing a zreat deal of discretion to local authorities. At die other extreme the Department of Education and Science shows a "promotional" attitude, in that it is deeply involved in public education, Maintains frequent contacts with local authorities, jnd carries out much research of its own. The Ministry- of Housing and Local Government iows characteristics of all three attitudes: laissez-faire in respect to slum clearance, regulatory with regard to land-use planning, but increasingly promotional in urban redevelopment. The general trend is toward a promotional approach.
The four universities are, in order of foundation, St. Andrews (1411), Glasgow (1451), Aberdeen (1494), and Edinburgh (1583). Owing to a shortage of places in them, attempts are being made to persuade the government to establish an entirely new university, while the Royal College of Science and Technology at Glasgow has sought and obtained recognition as an institution of university status. The local education authorities are also engaged in making more adequate provision for technical education.
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