01:830:333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: School Choice, Comprehensive High School, Education In Spain

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:333
• Professor: E.Mayhew

Document Summary

The proportion of 14- to 17-year-old population enrolled in school. Industrialization: urbanization and immigration, before secondary education was compulsory, high schools were for socioeconomic elite. Decision to have comprehensive high school: by 1920s, educators called for curricular reform to match changes in social composition of schools, comprehensive high school: Dutch secondary school system for contrast: grades 1 3 (7-9 us) in secondary education. 15 required subjects: grades 4, 5, 6 (depending on type of high school 10-12 us) 4 spe(cid:272)ializatio(cid:374) (cid:858)strea(cid:373)s(cid:859: culture and society. Quality control: heavy tracking (w/ transfer points) Adolescent dev 17 -2: no social promotion, required curriculum, national exams for diploma. Connection to occupational training: some specialization in subjects at 15 yrs, diploma grants specific career-track entry. Other: more subjects in roster, longer school year, same kids all day, school choice. Small school size findings small class size. Secondary school (6 or 4 grades: compulsory secondary education. Introduction of junior highs: more recent years.