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Originally published in 1973, the nature of the sixth form and the
objectives of sixth-form schooling were important issues in the
field of education at the time. The author here provides a
searching analysis of the changing structure and composition of the
sixth form. He surveys the continued expansion in sixth-form
numbers and suggests ways in which the curriculum could be
improved. He examines critically a number of myths about the actual
practice of sixth-form education, and considers the case for
sixth-form 'blocks' or colleges. In a final chapter the author
discusses the mechanism of change in this crucial area of
education.
Originally published in 1973, the nature of the sixth form and the
objectives of sixth-form schooling were important issues in the
field of education at the time. The author here provides a
searching analysis of the changing structure and composition of the
sixth form. He surveys the continued expansion in sixth-form
numbers and suggests ways in which the curriculum could be
improved. He examines critically a number of myths about the actual
practice of sixth-form education, and considers the case for
sixth-form 'blocks' or colleges. In a final chapter the author
discusses the mechanism of change in this crucial area of
education.
This is the story of two initiatives in international education,
one originating in Switzerland, the other in Britain, but both now
established in most countries of the world, including especially
the United States and U.S. schools overseas. The International
baccalaureate (IB) is a college entrance examination which can be
taken in any country and is recognized by universities in any
country. Adoption of the IB curriculum in a school ensures tht the
school is brought up to international standards. Currently, for
example, nearly 400 U.S. schools offer the IB, and the number is
rapidly growing.
The United World Colleges (UWC) are a chain of schools in many
countires, where young people of all nations and backgrounds can
live and learn together. There are now ten United World Colleges,
each drawing students from all over the world. Schools Across
Frontiers is an inspiring, sometimes amusing, highly personal and
anecdotal history of the IB and the UWC by the late Alec Peterson,
who played a pioneering role in forming them. This second edition
has additional chapters by Ian Hill and David Sutcliffe, bringing
the story of the IB and the UWC up to date.
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