Do Schools Matter? An Exploration of the Determinants of Lower Secondary School Subject Choices under the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence

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Autor/inn/en	Shapira, Marina; Priestley, Mark
Titel	Do Schools Matter? An Exploration of the Determinants of Lower Secondary School Subject Choices under the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence
Quelle	In: Review of Education, 8 (2020) 1, S.191-238 (48 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Shapira, Marina) ORCID (Priestley, Mark)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2049-6613
DOI	10.1002/rev3.3180
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Institutional Characteristics; Curriculum Development; National Curriculum; Secondary School Curriculum; Excellence in Education; Course Selection (Students); Secondary School Students; Enrollment; Educational Trends; Qualifications; Socioeconomic Status; Economically Disadvantaged; Teacher Student Ratio; Sciences; Modern Languages; Vocational Education; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Lernerfolg; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl; Sekundarschüler; Einschulung; Bildungsentwicklung; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Lehrer-Schüler-Relation; Science; Wissenschaft; Gegenwartssprache; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	This paper explores school level determinants of curriculum narrowing in the senior phase of secondary education, under the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence (CfE). It presents findings from an analysis of longitudinal administrative education data (2011-2017), and Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) data on subject enrolments for Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework National 5 level qualifications, undertaken by 14-15-year-old students in year 4 of secondary education (S4) in Scotland. The data are aggregated at the level of schools and linked with Scottish School Census data that provide information about school characteristics (in terms of their size, number of qualified teachers, socio-economic composition, etc.) and school area characteristics. We used descriptive methods of statistical data analysis and multilevel regression modelling, in order to explore the variations between schools in: (a) number of subject choices; and (b) configuration of subject enrolment and to identify factors responsible for these variations. Our findings show that the senior phase curriculum is becoming narrower. There is trend since 2013, the year when new qualifications under CfE were introduced, for fewer subjects to be taken in school year S4 for level 5 National Qualifications. Yet, the size of this reduction has not been uniform, but has varied between schools of different characteristics, between areas with different level of deprivation and between local authorities across Scotland. The findings show that the SES composition of school intake has a strong association with the number and configuration of subject entries. A larger reduction in the number of subject entries for National 5 level qualifications took place in schools in more deprived areas, as well as in schools with a larger number of students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, schools where the proportion of pupils with additional learning support needs was higher, and schools with poorer staff-student ratios. We also found that the number of subject entries was smaller in schools where the overall number of subjects offered for National 5 level qualifications was smaller. Furthermore, we found that schools in areas of higher deprivation and schools with larger numbers of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds had smaller proportions of young people enrolled in Sciences and Modern Languages, and a larger proportion of pupils enrolled in Vocational subjects. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01