Data from the Scottish Young People's Survey were used to evaluate a broad-based curriculum introduced in Scottish secondary schools in 1983. Results indicated that most students studied the curriculum during their last two years of compulsory schooling and that differences in participation relative to student achievement and gender have been…

The number of students under age 21 who entered college science or engineering courses rose markedly between 1963 and 1990, concurrent with general expansion in higher education. Female enrollments grew rapidly in science but remained very low in engineering. Rates of participation in both fields remained higher among better qualified students.…

Compares trends in England and Scotland concerning what young people do at the school-leaving age of 16 (previously 15), whether "stayers" continue in school or go to further-education colleges, qualifications (credentials) achieved by school leavers, and differences between girls and boys. Examines Scotland's postsecondary attendance…