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Unifying Academic and Vocational Learning: Scottish and English/Welsh Approaches


Publications


CES Briefings
Howieson,C. and Raffe,D. (1999) The "Unification" of Post-16 Education, CES Briefing No. 15, Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh (April)
Published Papers
Howieson,C., Raffe,D., *Spours,K, and *Young,M (1997) Unifying Academic and Vocational Learning: The State of the Debate in England and Scotland, Journal of Education and Work, 10(1), pp.5-35

*Young,M, Howieson,C., Raffe,D. and *Spours,K (1997) Unifying Academic and Vocational Learning and the Idea of a Learning Society, Journal of Education Policy, 12(6), pp.527-537

Raffe,D. (1997) "Upper-Secondary Education", in M.Clark and P.Munn (eds) Education in Scotland: From Pre-School to Secondary, pp.67-80, London: Routledge.

Raffe,D., Howieson,C., *Spours,K, and *Young,M (1998) The Unification of Post-Compulsory Education: Towards a Conceptual Framework, British Journal of Educational Studies, 46(2), June 1998, pp.169-187

Raffe,D. and Howieson,C. (1998) The Higher Still Policy Process, Scottish Affairs, 24, Summer 1998, pp.90-108

Raffe,D., Howieson,C., *Spours,K and *Young,M (1998) Unifying Vocational and Academic Learning: Issues from a Comparison in England, Wales and Scotland, in M.Mulder (ed) European Vocational Education and Training Research, Proceedings of the VETNET program at the ECER conference on 17-20 September, Ljubljana, Slovenia, pp.45-54

*Spours,K, *Young,M, Howieson,C. and Raffe,D. (1998) Unifying Post-Compulsory Education in England, Wales and Scotland: Conclusions of the Unified Learning Project, in F.Coffield (ed) Differing Visions of a Learning Society, Bristol: Policy Press

Spours,K. and Young,M. (1998) "14-19 Education: The Legacy and New Opportunities and Challenges", Oxford Review of Education.

Raffe,D. (1998) "Higher Still in European Perspective", Scottish Educational Review, 29(2), pp.121-133.

Raffe,D., Howieson,C., *Spours,K and *Young,M (1999) Issues in a "home international" comparison of policy strategies: the experience of the Unified Learning Project, in F.Coffield (ed) Why's the Beer always Stronger up North? Studies of lifelong learning in Europe, ESRC Learning Society Series, 2, pp.63-72, Bristol: The Policy Press

Raffe,D. and Howieson,C. (1999) "The Strategy of a Unified System: Scotland and Sweden", in J.Lasonen and M.Young (eds) Strategies for Achieving Parity of Esteem in European Upper Secondary Education, pp.135-160, Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyvaskyla.

Raffe,D. and Howieson,C. (1999) "The Scottish Experience of Reform: From 'Action Plan' to 'Higher Still'", in A.Hodgson and K.Spours (eds) Dearing and Beyond: 14-19 Qualifications, Frameworks and Systems, pp.177-193, London: Kogan Page.

Raffe,D., *Spours,K, *Young,M. and Howieson,C. (2000) Unifying Academic and Vocational Learning: Current Policy Developments in Wales, in Phillips,D. (ed) The Education Systems of the United Kingdom, Oxford Studies in Comparative Education, pp.45-62, Oxford: Symposium Books

Raffe,D., *Spours,K, *Young,M. and Howieson,C. (2000) Unifying Academic and Vocational Learning in England, Wales and Scotland, in F.Coffield (ed) Differing Visions of A Learning Society: Research Findings Vol 1, pp.71-103, Bristol: Policy Press

Seminar Papers
Howieson,C. (1999) The Work-Based Route in Strategies to Unify Academic and Vocational Learning in Scotland and England, paper presented to the Working to Learn Seminar, 19 November 1999
Working Papers
*Spours,K, *Young,M, Howieson,C. and Raffe,D. (1998) Regulation, Awarding Bodies and the Process of Unification in England and Scotland, Working Paper 4, Unified Learning Project, Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh and Post-16 Education Centre, University of London.

Howieson,C., Raffe,D., *Spours,K and *Young,M (1998) Group Awards and Over-Arching Certification and the Unification of Academic and Vocational Learning, Working Paper 6, Unified Learning Project, Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh and Post-16 Education Centre, University of London.