TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hodgson,Ann
AU  - Spours,Ken
TI  - Beyond A levels: Curriculum 2000 and the reform of 14-19 qualifications 
SN  - 0749439793 (hbk.)
U1  - 373.190941 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - London
PB  - Kogan Page
KW  - Education, Secondary
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Curricula
KW  - A-level examinations
N1  - Contents.  - Acknowledgements.  - Introduction.  - 1. The importance of `policy memory' and `system thinking' for curriculum and qualifications reform in England.  - 2.  Understanding and judging Curriculum 2000.  - 3.  Curriculum 2000 - patterns of change.  - 4.  Reforming A levels under Curriculum 2000 - a halfway house?  - 5.  The Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education - a general or vocational qualification? - 6.  Developing key skills in the 14--19 curriculum: from an assessment-led to a curriculum-led approach.  - 7.  Shaping Curriculum 2000: the role of higher education and other external incentives.  - 8.  Beyond A levels - a new approach to 14--19 curriculum and qualifications reform.  - Appendix 1.  The Institute of Education/Nuffield Foundation Research Project (1999--  2003).  - Appendix 2.  The Take-up of AGNVQ and AVCE, 1999--2002.  - Appendix 3.  The UCAS Tariff.  - References.  - Index
ER  -