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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1108230
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0963-8253
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As the EBacc Education Beds Down, Pressures Grow for Vocational Alternatives
Allen, Martin
FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, v58 n2 p233-236 2016
Though upper secondary education is increasingly dominated by the EBacc, there are growing calls for vocational alternatives and for schools to be more than "exam factories". This short contribution examines whether vocational education provides an alternative way forward.
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Vocational Education, Tests, Educational Attitudes, Educational Indicators, Academic Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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