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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"post compulsory"”.
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Introducing a Revenue-Generating Program: A Post-Compulsory Cinderella Story
In 2015 the Ontario provincial government implemented an amendment to Regulation 347/02: Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs. This amendment resulted in the move from a two-semester program to a four-semester program with a commensurate reduction in funding from 2.0 to 1.5 for BEd students, …
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Principles for designing an effective, post-compulsory music curriculum suitable for Western Australia
A new post-compulsory Music course known as the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) Music course was recently introduced into Year 11 and 12 in Western Australian (WA) schools. Following a convoluted process of creation, its implementation into classrooms has been problematic. Given …
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Examination of collaborative practices among post-compulsory education basic skills and vocational teachers
… of collaborative activities engaged in by 72 Post-compulsory education basic skills and vocational teachers in three colleges in south London and how these teachers experience and value collaborative practices in supporting students’ learning. A sequential explanatory mixed methods design was …
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The Life Stories of Teachers in Post Compulsory Education: A Narrative Exploration of Teacher Identity
… inquiry of the life stories of teachers in Post Compulsory Education with the aim of exploring how the ‘self’ is constructed within discursive environments. The study adopts a dialogical approach to narrative identity formation as an ongoing process of becoming within the life course. …
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Qualitative differences in post-compulsory pre-university Maltese students' accounts of their networked learning experiences
This thesis investigates variation in how Maltese post-compulsory pre-university computing students account for their networked learning (NL) experiences, and variation in how these students account for teachers and other students as contributors to these experiences. It advances a constitutive …
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Needs analysis within the post compulsory sector: using case studies to provide focus for changing times
Needs analysis was introduced into further education as part of the strategic planning process: a response to government legislation as with many initiatives. At the time it was designed to make local colleges work with local organisations and people in a way that would reflect their own …
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An investigation of curriculum arrangements conducive to fostering creativity in post-compulsory education and training institutions
… conducive to fostering creativity in post-16 (further) education institutions and classrooms, to analyse factors promoting or impeding creativity, curriculum content and processes, and also to offer/develop models of good practice for encouraging creativity in a further education …
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An investigation into concepts of personhood and equity, with specific reference to mixed race women in post-compulsory education
… are represented in a selection of recent UK post compulsory education policy texts, and uses the case of -10 mixed-race women studying in Further Education colleges in Inner London to identify similarities and discrepancies between theory, policy and experience. The empirical investigation …
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How do those completing initial teacher training in the post-compulsory education and training sector consider ‘theory’ in relation to their practice?
… those completing Initial Teacher Training in the post-compulsory education and training sector. The participants were all members of the same cohort; had been asked to consider a range of theories as part of their studies, and had been asked to reflect on ‘theory’ in relation to their practice in …
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A study into year 8 student motivation to continue class music in Perth, Western Australia
Post compulsory music education courses in Western Australia have undergone major curriculum reform. Reform has included a shift from a prescriptive curriculum based upon the Western canon to a more embracing practical and creative one, due for full implementation in 2009. As the numbers of …
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School to work transition experience of Year 12 school leavers
As a consequence of increased retention rates in post compulsory schooling, educational systems have attempted to expand their curricular offerings. The aims of this study were twofold. The first was to examine a process of transition from school to work and the second considered the implications …
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Making meaning of the sketchbook: an inquiry into the conceptualisation, content and form of sketchbooks, and associated pedagogical practices, in post-compulsory Art and Design education, with consideration of the effects of new technologies on practices.
This research project is an inquiry into, and exploration of, work carried out by students studying on formal Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) Art & Design courses in a specialist Art & Design college. The project focuses on the use of sketchbooks and the effects that new …
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Essays in labour economics: School leaving, unemployment and retirement
… investigates the extent to which the demand for post-compulsory education of British 16-year-olds responds to local labour market conditions. The findings show that prevailing unemployment rates influence the schooling decisions of students from a less affluent family background, while students …
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Exploring Transformative Journeys through a Higher Education Programme in a Further Education College
… prepared for the intellectual challenges of post-compulsory education (Leatherwood, 2005; Burton and Golding Lloyd et al, 2011). Some research has concluded that post-compulsory education has been dumbed down to accommodate ill-prepared students (Haggis, 2006; Coffield, 2010). This research …
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Facilitating improvements in teaching and learning through self-directed professional development
In post-compulsory education settings opportunities for more appropriate interpersonal communication between a teacher and their students are required. However, reflective practice, proposed as a means of empowering teachers to enhance the process of teaching and learning, is neglected or …
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Looking beyond the label: What are the educational experiences of a cross-section of four cohorts of students labelled as ’non-traditional’?
… undertaken to investigate their experience of compulsory and post-compulsory education. Further data was collected to understand staff experience of teaching ‘non-traditional’ students and relevant college documents were analysed to provide understanding of policy. This research was undertaken …
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An exploration of the lived experiences of black males in two East Midlands further education (FE) colleges
… consider how they engaged with education in the post compulsory sector and their views regarding the quality of their educational experience while studying at college. I explore the encounters they experienced in terms of accessing the taught curriculum, their experiences of the institutional …
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Professional Pathways for Teacher Educators in Further Education practice: a framework to support professional learning.
… learning for teacher educators, focusing on Post Compulsory Education & Training, and particularly practices in Further Education. The intention of the framework is to enhance practice and promote professional recognition for people who support others in becoming or developing as teachers: …
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Breaking the stigma : redefining the architectural image of FET colleges in South Africa
… of 2006, the aim of these colleges is to provide post-compulsory general education with a focus on vocational training, while preparing students for occupational fields and increasing employment opportunities (Act No. 16 of 2006). After visiting several of these colleges within the Cape Town area, …
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The Retention of Advanced Vocational Students at a College of Further Education: A Case Study
… about the retention of students within the post compulsory sector. An introductory chapter focuses mainly on the local context, whilst in the following section issues and events that have arisen within the further education sector are discussed in some detail. Within Chapter Three …
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