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Chitty, Clyde – Forum for the Discussion of New Trends in Education, 1980
The author argues for English schools to develop a common five-year secondary curriculum for all their pupils, insisting that, under the current "optional" system, pupil freedom of program choice is in fact illusory, especially for lower ability students. (Editor/SJL)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Educational Counseling, Elective Courses, Secondary Education
Chitty, Clyde – Forum for the Discussion of New Trends in Education, 1979
Noting that the change to comprehensive secondary schools in Britain has not been accompanied by a rethinking of the former divided curriculum, the author presents a model for a compulsory core curriculum for all secondary students through the fifth year. (SJL)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elective Courses