Applied Science in the English school curriculum The meaning and significance of 'vocationalization'

• Published in: Journal of curriculum studies Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 25 - 47
• Main Authors: Bell, Jacqueline, Donnelly, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 01.02.2009
• Subjects: Angewandte Wissenschaft; applied science; Berufsbildung; Bewertung; Curriculum; curriculum reform; Curriculumreform; Educational Change; England; English Curriculum; Foreign Countries; General National Vocational Qualif (England); Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Portfolio; portfolio-based assessment; Role of Education; Science Curriculum; Science Education; Secondary Education; Status; Technology; Vocational Education; United Kingdom (England)

This paper is concerned with a specific example of an emerging international tendency within secondary education: the process of 'vocationalization'. It begins with an account of the wider international and historical context and then focuses on an empirical study of a recent reform of the...