Secondary education and the raising of the school-leaving age : coming of age?

Secondary education and the raising of the school-leaving age coming of age?

The progressive raising of the school-leaving age has had momentous repercussions for our understanding of childhood and youth, for secondary education, and for social and educational inequality. This book assesses secondary education and the raising of the school-leaving age in the UK and places is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woodin, Tom (-)
Other Authors: McCulloch, Gary, Cowan, Steven
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan cop. 2013
Series:Secondary education in a changing world
Subjects:
Enseñanza secundaria > Gran Bretaña.
Enseñanza obligatoria > Gran Bretaña.
Gran Bretaña > Política educativa > Historia.
See on Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991007863269708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The school leaving age in international perspective
  • Framework for ROSLA: establishing compulsion
  • ROSLA and the emergence of secondary education
  • Forward with ROSLA, 1951-1964
  • Waiting for ROSLA, 1964-1968
  • Preparing for ROSLA, 1968-1972
  • Achieving ROSLA
  • Raising the participation age: policy learning from the past?
  • Conclusion.

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