How They Fared: The Impact of the Comprehensive School Upon the University

ISBN-13: 9781138327436 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 264 str.

Guy Neave

Opis

Originally published in 1975 How They Fared is based upon a study of comprehensive schools in England and Wales and looks at some of the effects of ‘going comprehensive’ in terms of the students educational background, subject choice and reasons for going to university.

Spis treści

Foreword  Acknowledgements  Introduction  1. The Impact of the Comprehensive Schools upon the British Education System  2. How the Data were Gathered In  3. Subject Choices at O-and A-Level as Paths to University  4. The Universities They Went To  5. The Swing to Science  6. The Influence of Family, School and Friends on the Future University Student from Comprehensive Schools  7. Reasons for Going to University and Adjustment During the First Year  8. Conclusion  Recommendations  Appendix A  Appendix B  Appendix C  Appendix D  Appendix E  Appendix F  Appendix G  Index

O autorze

Guy Richard Neave (born 1941) is a British social scientist and Emeritus Professor of Comparative Higher Education Policy Studies at the University of Twente, known for his work on higher education in Europe.