| The Baccalaureate: A Model for Curriculum Reform Contributor(s): Phillips, Graham (Editor), Pound, Tim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138155039 ISBN-13: 9781138155039 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Curricula - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Secondary |
| Dewey: 373.190 |
| Series: Future Education from 14+ Series |
| Physical Information: 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Every year the UK A-Level results bring with them the inevitable tide of questions about the quality and standard of the exams: Are they getting easier? Is studying for three or four subjects in great detail right in the modern world? Can standards, and pass rates, be sustained? One option already available to schools and students is the baccalaureate system. With reform of the 'gold-standard' A-level likely, and with qualification reform in Wales and Scotland already a reality, this unique book will be essential reading for anyone who needs to know about the post-16 qualifications debate. Covering national and international approaches, the IBO, curriculum reform, and political and educational imperatives the book including expert contributions by the leading figures in the bac debate from the HE, state and independent-schools sectors, as well as from political and research fields. |
