| Education and Training 14-19: Curriculum, Qualifications and Organization Contributor(s): Hodgson, Ann (Author), Spours, Ken (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847871828 ISBN-13: 9781847871824 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $68.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Curricula - Education | Professional Development - Education | Secondary |
| Dewey: 373 |
| LCCN: 2008922941 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.6" W x 9.3" (0.70 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The authors provide an overview of current policy in the 14-19 area. They cover changes to 14-19 education, diplomas, and work-based learning in the context of new developments. They provide a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the new 14-19 phase with a focus on A levels and GCSEs, the new 14-19 Diplomas vocational learning and institutional collaboration. Drawing on international and historical analysis, recent research and practice and interveiws with policy actors, the authors set out the case for a more unified and strongly collaborative approach to the organisation of upper secondary education in England. The book is intended for education practitioners, policy-makers and researchers. It is for PGCE students on new 14-19 courses, and for those following Masters level courses on 14-19 curriculum and training. The authros are both co-directors of the Nuffielld Review of 14-19 Education and Training in England and Wales, which is a six-year independent review of all aspects of 14-19 policy, research and practice funded by the Nuffield Foundation. The Review is based at the Department of Educational Studies, Oxford University. |
