Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover
  • Half-Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Notes on the contributors
  • Series editorsâ€? 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)