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Archive for August, 2009
ISC pupils take the lead on so-called ‘harder subjects’
Posted on August 21st, 2009 by Rudi Eliott Lockhart, under NewsWith impeccable timing given the publication this week of A level results, Cambridge Assessment have released new research that seeks to explain why pupils choose the subjects they do. Their research highlights a whole range of factors, from gender to ethnicity,…
Public vs. Private Benefit: Possible attitudes towards independent education
Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Ian Summersgill, under NewsToday I came across a very interesting report1 while trawling the internet for articles on attitudes to independent education and public benefit.
The 2004 survey, by Sara Solnick (University of Vermont) and David Hemenway (Harvard School of Public Health), gives…