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Adkins, Michael; Noyes, Andrew – British Educational Research Journal, 2016
In the late 1990s, the economic return to Advanced level (A-level) mathematics was examined. The analysis was based upon a series of log-linear models of earnings in the 1958 National Child Development Survey (NCDS) and the National Survey of 1980 Graduates and Diplomates. The core finding was that A-level mathematics had a unique earnings premium…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Relevance (Education), High Schools, Secondary School Mathematics
Owen, Glyn; Fletcher, Mick; Lester, Stan – Learning and Skills Development Agency (NJ1), 2006
This report reviews the relationship in England between institutional size and the cost of Level 3 (mainly A-level) provision in three major settings: sixth form colleges (SFCs), general further education colleges (GFECs) and school sixth forms (SSFs). The study models how institutions might behave, given the funding regime and cost structures. It…
Descriptors: School Size, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student, Measures (Individuals)