14-18 : a new vision for secondary education /: a new vision for secondary education. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Fourteen Eighteen
• Further Information: Note: Kenneth Baker ; with Mike Tomlinson, Alan Smithers, Robert B. Schwartz, Andrew Halls, David Brandon-Bravo, David Harbourne and Nigel Wyatt.
• Editors: Baker, Kenneth, 1934-
• Other Names: Tomlinson, Mike 1942- contributor.; Smithers, Alan 1938- contributor.; Schwartz, Robert B contributor.; Halls, Andrew contributor.; Brandon-Bravo, David contributor.; Harbourne, David contributor.; Wyatt, Nigel contributor.; Baker, Kenneth, 1934-
• Contents: Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; 1 Transforming 14-18 education; The evolution of secondary education in England; The influence of exams at 16; The importance of learning by doing; Lessons from research; 2 A new vision for education in England; An alternative vision; Secondary education; 14 is not too soon to make a wise decision; 14-18 secondary education: four pathways; The common entitlement; Implications for the school estate; 3 The 14-18 pathways. The technical pathway: the University Technical CollegeThe general pathway: the Liberal Arts College; The sports and creative arts pathway: the Sports and Creative Arts College; The career pathway: the Career College; 4 The qualifications; Some history; Vocational qualifications; GCSEs and A-levels; Continuing challenges in an incoherent system; Four questions; The way ahead; 5 Making 14-18 education a reality; Current assortment; The split at age 16; Arguments for a split at age 16; Experience elsewhere; Differentiation in education; Routes from age 14. Advantages of differentiation at age 14Putting a shape on 14-18 education; 6 Pathways, not tracks: an American perspective; The problematic status of vocational education; The new Career and Technical Education; An American pathways system; Organizing a pathways system: three options; Implications of the US experience for England; 7 Structure and the individual: an independent school perspective; 8 Education on a human scale: a middle school perspective; 9 Learning from others; Austria; Summary of recommendations; Appendix 1 Technical secondary education in England: a brief history. Appendix 2 The history and strengths of English middle schoolsGlossary; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 168 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 373.41; Education, Secondary -- Great Britain; EDUCATION -- Secondary; Education, Secondary; Great Britain; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781780937960; 1780937962; 9781780936154; 9781299051621; 1299051626
• Related ISBNs: 178093615X; 9781780938448; 1780938446; 9781780937397; 1780937393
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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