The baccalaureate : a model for curriculum reform /
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Sterling, VA :
Kogan Page,
2003.
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Colección: | Future of education from 14+.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Notes on the contributors
- Series editors� foreword
- Introduction
- Breadth
- Coherence
- Inclusion
- Progression
- Internationalism
- References
- 1 The resistance to reform: from Crowther to Curriculum 2000
- Introduction
- Crowther and the concept of subject-mindedness
- The quest for breadth in the post-Crowther years
- The growth of vocational alternatives
- The Higginson Report and its aftermath
- Steps towards unification: the concept of a core curriculum
- Developing breadth and balance: a British BaccalaureateThe pre-Dearing context: further proposals for a unified curriculum
- The Dearing Report and its legacy
- References
- 2 Towards a structural typology for baccalaureate-style curricula
- Defining a baccalaureate
- Approaching a classification through values and aims
- Approaching a classification through inputs and outcomes
- A review of existing baccalaureate-style programmes
- Essential characteristics of baccalaureate systems
- The baccalaureate as a school-leaving examination
- Admission to higher educationBreadth and balance
- Encyclopaedism and essentialism
- Academic and vocational dimensions
- Balance in assessment
- A common experience
- Types of option group
- Types of common core
- Summary
- Towards a structural typology
- Conclusion
- References
- 3 The International Baccalaureate
- Introduction
- The origins of the IB
- The IB model
- Group 1: first language
- Group 2: second language
- Group 3: individuals and societies
- Group 4: experimental sciences
- Group 5: mathematics and computer scienceGroup 6: the arts
- Objectives of the IB Diploma Programme
- The student experience
- An international higher education qualification
- Recognition
- Performance of IB students in higher education
- Contribution to education/social policy
- Recent innovations
- Limitations of the IB Diploma Programme
- Conclusion
- References
- Appendix: Diploma Programme schools by country
- 4 The French baccalaureates
- The Baccalaureat, a national symbol
- The Baccalaureat, a reflection of the democratization of educationThe history of the Baccalaureat in France
- An overview of all baccalaureates
- The general baccalaureate pathway
- Bac L (literary baccalaureate)
- Bac ES (economic and social baccalaureate)
- Bac S (scientific baccalaureate)
- The technical baccalaureate pathway
- Bac STT (sciences et technologies tertiaires, or tertiary sciences and technologies)
- Bac STI (sciences et technologies industrielles, or industrial sciences and technologies)