Students opt for tradition with GCSE

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United Kingdom students are selecting traditional subjects for their GCSE examinations in 1999 compared with 1998, with number of English literature and separate sciences on the increase. More than 500,000 candidate sat English literature in 1999, a 10,000 increase on 1998, and there was a 2% increase for candidates taking biology, chemistry and physics. Meanwhile, there was a drop in entries for art, home economics and business studies. Greek, economics and Latin were among the subjects attracting few candidates. General science is said to attract more girls, while single science subjects are said to provide a better preparation for the Advanced-level examination.

Statistics, Education, Examinations, Educational tests

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Luton who? We're just as good as Oxford, but different

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Luton University, England, has attracted many cynical comments, but its grades for teaching are actually better than those of many old universities. It also has a good record of employment of its graduates. It aims to offer lifelong learning and develop education with clear applications, rather than to encourage abstract research. Oxford University, England, also has an image problem, with many talented young people being deterred from applying because they regard it as too exclusive and traditionalist. It stresses academic excellence, but also recognizes the need to produce employable graduates.

Strategy & planning, Management, University of Oxford

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The making of a history graduate

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The experience of history is beginning to indicate that subject benchmarking, which is being advocated by the UK Quality Assurance Agency for guaranteeing quality and standards at universities, could be a positive development. The History Group, which covers 16 universities and colleges, has been looking at benchmarking since Apr 1998. It has been possible to debate this issue positively, proceeding from the view that the cumulative acquisition of and ability to use transferable skills and the development of students as able historians should go together.

Colleges and universities, Study and teaching, History, History education

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