View in EDS

Going Comprehensive: Experience of a British Social Studies Department Head. Occasional Paper 8.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Going Comprehensive: Experience of a British Social Studies Department Head. Occasional Paper 8.
Authors: Weir, R., State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook. American Historical Association Education Project.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 1972
Descriptors: Classification, Consolidated Schools, Educational Change, Educational Complexes, High Schools, School Districts, School Organization, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
Abstract: Secondary education in the United Kingdom is gradually being reorganized along "comprehensive" lines, although there is still resistance to it. Stemming from the Butler Education Act of 1944, a tripartite secondary system emerged, comprised of the grammar (for superior students), the technical (for average and above average students), and the modern (for average or below average students). After adoption of a bilateral system, omitting the secondary grammar school, the next logical step was toward a comprehensive school with no selection criteria. Feeling that it would destroy academic standards, many educators resisted the change. This occasional paper describes the experiences of a British social studies educator when in 1968, a secondary grammar school merged with a modern school. Separate school sites created some problems for staff and students and destroyed the desired unity. Findings by 1971 indicate that most problems created by split building sites had been met; that teacher changeover from the grammar to comprehensive was somewhat traumatic; that a great deal of experimentation took place and continues; that academic achievement is as high now as it was before integration; and lastly, that the first five years were a challenge to make education more relevant. (SJM)
Entry Date: 1973
Accession Number: ED067333
Database: ERIC
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
CustomLinks:
  – Url: https://eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED067333
    Name: ERIC Full Text
    Category: fullText
    Text: Full Text from ERIC
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: ED067333
AccessLevel: 3
PubTypeId: unknown
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Going Comprehensive: Experience of a British Social Studies Department Head. Occasional Paper 8.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Weir%2C+R%2E%22">Weir, R.</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22State+Univ%2E+of+New+York%2C+Stony+Brook%2E+American+Historical+Association+Education+Project%2E%22">State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook. American Historical Association Education Project.</searchLink>
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: N
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 7
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 1972
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Classification%22">Classification</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Consolidated+Schools%22">Consolidated Schools</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Educational+Change%22">Educational Change</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Educational+Complexes%22">Educational Complexes</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22High+Schools%22">High Schools</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22School+Districts%22">School Districts</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22School+Organization%22">School Organization</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Secondary+Education%22">Secondary Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Social+Studies%22">Social Studies</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22United+Kingdom+%28England%29%22">United Kingdom (England)</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Secondary education in the United Kingdom is gradually being reorganized along "comprehensive" lines, although there is still resistance to it. Stemming from the Butler Education Act of 1944, a tripartite secondary system emerged, comprised of the grammar (for superior students), the technical (for average and above average students), and the modern (for average or below average students). After adoption of a bilateral system, omitting the secondary grammar school, the next logical step was toward a comprehensive school with no selection criteria. Feeling that it would destroy academic standards, many educators resisted the change. This occasional paper describes the experiences of a British social studies educator when in 1968, a secondary grammar school merged with a modern school. Separate school sites created some problems for staff and students and destroyed the desired unity. Findings by 1971 indicate that most problems created by split building sites had been met; that teacher changeover from the grammar to comprehensive was somewhat traumatic; that a great deal of experimentation took place and continues; that academic achievement is as high now as it was before integration; and lastly, that the first five years were a challenge to make education more relevant. (SJM)
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 1973
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: ED067333
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=ED067333
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 7
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Classification
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Consolidated Schools
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Educational Change
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Educational Complexes
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: High Schools
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: School Districts
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: School Organization
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Secondary Education
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Social Studies
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: United Kingdom (England)
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Going Comprehensive: Experience of a British Social Studies Department Head. Occasional Paper 8.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook. American Historical Association Education Project.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Weir, R.
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 05
              Type: published
              Y: 1972
ResultId 1