1st Edition

Curriculum Making in Post-16 Education The Social Conditions of Studentship

By Martin Bloomer Copyright 1997
234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The Context of Educational Practice Chapter 3. Knowledge and the Prescription of Learning Opportunities Chapter 4. Knowledge and Learning in Practice: Vocational Courses Chapter 5. Knowledge and Learning in Practice: A-level Chemistry Courses Chapter 6. Knowledge and Learning in Practice: A-level History Courses Chapter 7. Studentship and Learning Careers Chapter 8. Towards s Reconstruction of the Post-16 Curriculum Chapter 9. Towards a Curriculum for the Future Notes Bibliography Index

Biography

Martin Bloomer