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Harris, Richard; Haydn, Terry – Research Papers in Education, 2012
Approximately 7 out of 10 pupils in England choose to exercise their right to drop history as a school subject as soon as they are able to do so (at the age of 13 or 14). However, this 30% overall take-up rate conceals massive variations between schools, with over 80% of pupils continuing to study the subject in some schools, and under 5% in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Student Attitudes, Compulsory Education