The author sketches the history of family learning in Scotland and its connections with international developments. She proposes a working definition of family learning and means to measure its effectiveness. Family learning is located within social and situational theories of learning and the reader is provided with practical examples.
A humorous young adult novel about a teenage boy dealing with embarrassing adults, bullying, self doubt and first love.‘Ms Lennox wore skin- tight Lycra and the muscles in her bottom were so taut they hardly wobbled at all. I can’t really blame Dad for fancying her. I just wish he hadn’t shacked up with one of my teachers.’Fifteen-year-old Danny is embarrassed by his dad’s affairs, worried about his mum’s drinking and puzzled by his grandfather sleeping in the shed. He’s scared the gang will find out what he did last summer, and despairs of ever getting a girlfriend. Meanwhile, the coolest girl in school is taking a surprising interest in him.Will Danny survive his summer holidays?