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The return to subjects: a sociological perspective on the UK Coalition government%s approach to the 14–19 curriculum
Author(s) -
Young Michael
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the curriculum journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.843
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1469-3704
pISSN - 0958-5176
DOI - 10.1080/09585176.2011.574994
Subject(s) - curriculum , sociology , perspective (graphical) , vocational education , government (linguistics) , sociological imagination , state (computer science) , coalition government , pedagogy , public administration , social science , political science , law , politics , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , artificial intelligence
This article draws on some ideas from the sociology of knowledge to examine the UK Coalition government%s approach to the 14–19 curriculum. Following a brief outline of a theoretical model, the article contrasts the ideas about the curriculum of the new Secretary of State, Michael Gove, with those they seek to replace. Following a brief discussion of Gove%s ideas about vocational education, the article concludes by proposing a more coherent approach to the 14–19 curriculum and discusses its implications for the question of educational equality.