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The Introduction of a Unified System of Post-Compulsory Education in Scotland


Publications


CES Briefings
Raffe,D., Howieson,C. and Tinklin,T. (2001) What Happened to the Consensus on Higher Still? CES Briefing No. 21, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh
Published Papers
Howieson,C., Raffe,D. and Tinklin,T. (2001) Institutional Responses to a Flexible Unified System: The Case of Scottish Colleges of Further Education, in Nijhof et al (eds) Conditions for Flexible Vocational Education and Training, Amsterdam: Kluwer, pp.67-84.

Raffe,D., Howieson,C. and Tinklin,T. (2002) The Scottish Educational Crisis of 2000: An Analysis of the Policy Process of Unification, Journal of Education Policy, 17(2), pp.167-185.

Raffe, D. (2003) Bringing academic education and vocational training closer together, in Oelkers, J. (ed) Futures of Education II: Essays from an Interdisciplinary Symposium. Frankfurt: Peter Lang.

Raffe, D. (2003) Simplicity itself: the creation of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework. Journal of Education and Work, 16 (3), pp.239-257. (Reprinted in Scottish Educational Review, 2003.)

*Hodgson,A., Howieson,C., Raffe,D., *Spours,K. and Tinklin,T. (2004) Post-16 Curriculum and Qualifications Reform in England and Scotland: Lessons from Home International Comparisons, Journal of Education and Work, 17(4), pp.441-465.

Raffe,D., Howieson,C. and Tinklin,T. (2004) The Introduction of a Unified System of Post-Compulsory Education in Scotland, End of Award Report to the ESRC (ESRC Award Reference Number R000238420), Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh.

Howieson,C., Raffe,D. and Tinklin,T. (2004) The Use of New National Qualifications in S3 and S4 in 2002-03, Scottish Educational Review, 36(2), Nov 2004.

Raffe,D., Howieson,C. and Tinklin,T. (2005) The Introduction of a Unified System of Post-Compulsory Education in Scotland, Scottish Educational Review, 37(1), pp.46-57.

Howieson,C. and *Closs,A. (2006) Finally Included? The Evolution of Curricular Access for Students with Learning Difficulties, Scottish Educational Review, 38(1), pp.61-72.

Raffe, D., Howieson, C. and Tinklin, T. (2007) The Impact of a Unified Curriculum and Qualifications System: The Higher Still Reform of Post-16 Education in Scotland, British Educational Research Journal, 33(4), pp.479-508.
Working Papers
WP1: Howieson,C., Raffe,D. and Tinklin,T. (2001) Conceptual Frameworks for Studying the Introduction of a Unified System, IUS Working Paper 1, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh.

WP4: Tinklin,T., Howieson,C. and Raffe,D. (2001) The Emerging Model of the Unified System in Scotland: Evidence from the Second Year of Higher Still, IUS Working Paper 4, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh.

WP6: Tinklin,T. Raffe,D. and Howieson,C. (2003) Patterns of Presentations and Achievements in the First Year of Higher Still, IUS Working Paper 6, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh.

WP11: Raffe,D., Howieson,C. and Tinklin,T. (2004) The Normalisation of Higher Still: Findings from Surveys of Schools and Colleges in 2000-01 and 2002-03, IUS Working Paper 11, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh.

WP13: Tinklin,T., Raffe,D. and Howieson,C. (2005) Analyses of SQA Data on Higher Still for 1999-2002, IUS Working Paper 13, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh.