This book looks in detail at the strong contrasts in the provision traditionally made for 'academically' and 'vocationally' minded students, and looks at differences and similarities in practice. The chapters report evidence of how students on both sides think they have been taught. They also report on how those students prefer to learn, how their teachers define the kinds of learning appropriate for particular qualifications and how the organisation of learning for 'different but equal' qualifications was observed in forty schools and colleges. The book's main focus is on the objectives and processes of learning at a stage which is certainly being transformed, but which is still powerfully shaped by myths about the sixth form and education of 'leaders'.
Author(s): Tony Edwards
Edition: 1
Year: 1997
Language: English
Pages: 208
Preliminaries......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 5
1 CONTRASTS IN LEARNING?......Page 12
2 EDUCATING LEADERS AND TRAINING FOLLOWERS......Page 20
3 LISTENING TO STUDENTS AND THE 50 PER CENT FRAMEWORK......Page 42
4 CLASSROOM OBSERVATION IN ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL COURSES POST-16......Page 76
5 A LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LITERATURE......Page 110
6 LINKS BETWEEN LEARNING STYLES, TEACHING METHODS AND COURSE REQUIREMENTS IN GNVQ AND A LEVEL......Page 140
7 CONCENTRATED AND DISTRIBUTED RESEARCH......Page 178
8 CONCLUSION: DIFFERENT AND UNEQUAL?......Page 184
References......Page 192
Index......Page 204
