'We Are Not All Equal!' Raising Achievement and Aspiration by Improving the Transition from the BTEC to Higher Education

Autor/in	Peake, Richard
Titel	'We Are Not All Equal!' Raising Achievement and Aspiration by Improving the Transition from the BTEC to Higher Education
Quelle	In: Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 11 (2018) 3, S.80-96 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1755-2273
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Academic Achievement; Aspiration; Transitional Programs; Correctional Rehabilitation; Criminology; Bachelors Degrees; Student Adjustment; Underachievement; Self Esteem; Outcomes of Education; College Students; Exit Examinations; Qualifications; Vocational Education; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schulleistung; Streben; Kriminologie; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Performance deficiency; Leistungsschwäche; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Collegestudent; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Großbritannien
Abstract	In my role as programme leader of the BA (Hons) Criminal Justice and Criminology, I observed that students who entered with A-levels were more likely to achieve a 2:1 or 1st class degree than students from other routes of entry. Analysis of five cohorts showed that less than half of entrants with Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) qualification achieved a 2:1 classification, compared to over 90 per cent of A-level students. In the interests of equity, this phenomenon deserved further investigation. I set out to identify issues in the transition to higher education that may cause BTEC students to struggle to adapt to academic study and any skills deficits that may ultimately lead to underachievement. As a result of the study, a toolkit was devised to smooth the transition, raise aspiration, enhance self-esteem and improve outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01