William Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill

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William Picken Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill, (13 December 1905 in Paisley –8 September 1993), was a British author, specialising in the educational system of the United Kingdom. Alexander was educated at Glasgow University. He married Joan Mary Williamson.[1] He was named Baron Alexander of Potterhill, of Paisley in the County of Renfrew, on 2 September 1974.

[edit] Works

  • Intelligence, concrete and abstract;: A study in differential traits (Cambridge University Press, 1935)
  • Education in England; the national system, how it works ... (1954)
  • Teachers' salaries: Special allowances for teachers; an analysis of the 1956 Burnham report (1958)
  • The Burnham primary and secondary schools report, 1959: A commentary (1959)
  • Towards a New Education Act (1969)
  • Education Acts Amended (1969)
  • The Burnham primary and secondary schools report, 1969: A commentary (1969)
  • Salaries of teachers of mentally handicapped children (1971)

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Author's and Writer's Who's Who (4th ed, 1960)
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