A collection of diary entries from the dean of the fictional St. Andrews College, Edinburgh. Longsuffering and cantankerous, he documents the comings and goings of eccentric professors, academic triumphs and failures and the disastrous outcome of a physics department's experiment resulting in the magnetisation of the number 42 bus.
Did you know that Shakespeare was a golfer? David Purdie takes a humorous swipe at our collected knowledge of the game in this enlightening and entertaining compendium. Based on firm facts where available and on firm invention when not, he explores the culture of golf across the world.
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Did you know that Shakespeare was a golfer? And that Rembrandt was no stranger to the fairway? Professor David Purdie takes a seriously humorous swipe at our collected knowledge of the game in this enlightening and entertaining compendium. Based on firm facts where available and on firm invention when not, the book examines the curious roles of the Golf Club, the golf ball and the golf player, explores the culture of the game across the world, including the USA, China and India - and sweeps aside all claims for the game's origin outside of Scotland. Accompanied by hilarious caricatures, The Greatest Game offers an alternative view of golf and tries to make some sense of the collective madness which pervades the links each day from dawn to sunset.
This book of case studies is designed to provide a practical supplement to courses in Educational Psychology, Psychology of Teaching and Learning, and Human Development and Learning. With the increased use of case studies in teacher training in recent years, Teaching and Learning helps to bridge the gap between educational psychology theory and the realities encountered in classroom teaching. The cases are drawn from several sources: the authors own teaching experience over many years in primary and secondary school; undergraduate students experiences during teaching practicums; and excerpts from the writings of prominent literary figures which raise issues about the nature of teaching, learning and human development. Many of the studies reflect real-life Australian experiences in the classroom. All cases are designed to make teacher education as authentic as possible.
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