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Effects of Traditional and Alternative Courses on Students in Post‐compulsory Education
Author(s) -
Batten Margaret
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1080/0141192890150303
Subject(s) - psychology , mathematics education , higher education , medical education , perception , academic achievement , pedagogy , medicine , political science , neuroscience , law
Students in 14 schools participated in a study of a traditional and an alternative course offered in the final year of secondary education in Victoria, Australia. Three structured measures of student attitudes were used to monitor changes in students' perceptions of themselves and their courses over the year. The data analysis revealed significant differences between the two student groups. Compared with students from the traditional course, students from the alternative course showed a greater rise in self‐esteem, higher levels of satisfaction with school, and greater fulfilment of the aims of the course in areas of academic, personal, social and career development.