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Curriculum Making in Post-16 Education: The Social Conditions of Studentship
Contributor(s): Bloomer, Martin (Author)
ISBN: 0415120233     ISBN-13: 9780415120234
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $59.80  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 1997
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Annotation: It is widely agreed that the post-16 curriculum in England and Wales is inadequate, mainly due to the succesive reforms of various governments. So how can teachers translate an externally imposed curriculum into a meaningful learning experience for students? Drawing on solid reserch in post-16 education, this book makes explicit the nature of flaws in policy, and provides an account of how teachers and students construct their roles. It puts forward the case for a radical reappraisal and identifies appropriate aims and organizing principles for a post-16 curriculum for the future.
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- Education | Secondary
Dewey: 373.19
LCCN: 97006438
Lexile Measure: 1440
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.74 lbs) 234 pages
 
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It is widely agreed that the post-16 curriculum in England and Wales is inadequate, mainly due to the successive reforms of various governments.
YTS was a reaction to problems of youth unemployment, CPVE and BTEC embraced a 'broad' concept of vocationalism, and even with the introduction of NVQ and GNVQ the A-level retains its gold-standard in the eyes of many. The post-16 curriculum that has emerged is hardly coherent. So how can teachers translate an externally imposed curriculum into a meaningful learning experience for students?
Drawing on solid research in post-16 education, this book makes explicit the nature of flaws in policy, and provides an account of how teachers and students construct their roles. It puts forward the case for a radical reappraisal and identifies appropriate aims and organising principles for a post-16 curriculum for the future.
Martin Bloomer is currently Dean of the Faculty of Education at Exeter University.