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Susan McGrath – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2025
England's mainstream upper secondary curriculum is driven by academic, exam-based GCSEs and A levels, with applied learning qualifications an alternative for 'less-academic' 16-18-year-olds. This paper elides two studies of the impact of the BTEC National Diploma on employment and career trajectories, one from the perspective of 16-22-year-olds,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Education, Education Work Relationship, Secondary Education
Region 1 Comprehensive Center, 2025
New Hampshire has several initiatives underway that support work-based learning (WBL) opportunities for students. However, a recent review of those initiatives indicated that the state uses eight different definitions explaining the characteristics and expectations of a WBL experience. As a result of the lack of a common definition, local…
Descriptors: School Districts, State Departments of Education, Work Based Learning, Evaluation Methods