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Engineering Undergraduates' Views of A-Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics as Preparation for Their Degree
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Darlington, Ellie; Bowyer, Jessica – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2017
An ongoing reform programme of the post-16 Advanced "A"-level qualifications in England and Wales means that pre-university mathematics content and assessment will change from 2017. Undergraduate engineering is a subject that relies heavily on mathematics, and applicants to engineering degree programmes in the UK are required to have…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Education
"It Is Only the Instructed and Trained Overlooker and Artisan That Can Successfully Compete against Foreign Skills": Nineteenth-Century Adult Technical and Vocational Education Offered by the Yorkshire Union of Mechanics' Institutes and the Foundation of Further Education Curricula
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Walker, Martyn – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2012
Further education colleges in England and Wales have offered government-recognised courses and qualifications which receive public funding and have included technical and vocational courses since their foundation in the early twentieth century. Yet developments in such curricula and qualifications are not new and they can be traced back to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Educational History, Vocational Education