Is a broader curriculum better?

Autor/inn/en	Dolton, Peter J.; Vignoles, Anna
Titel	Is a broader curriculum better?
Quelle	In: Economics of education review, 21 (2002) 5, S. 415-429Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 32; Tabellen 5
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/S0272-7757(01)00046-2
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Sekundarstufe II; Lerninhalt; Curriculum; Fächerwahl; Einkommen; Berufserfolg; Studienerfolg; Akademiker; Student; Großbritannien
Abstract	There has been relatively little research into the impact of different types of education on students' labor market success. This paper seeks to fill this gap ... by evaluating the impact of different curricula options on students' subsequent earnings, focusing specifically on the issue of whether a broader curriculum at age 16 -19 yields a higher return than a narrow curriculum. [Recently] ... commentators have questioned whether a broad curriculum, where students take a relatively large number of different subjects (as in the US), produces students with the skills required by the labor market, as compared to education systems that focus on far fewer subjects at secondary school level (such as the UK). In this paper it is assessed whether UK students who take a broader curriculum earn more than those who study a narrower range of subjects. The results indicate that employers do not seem to reward individuals who take a broader curriculum at 16 - 19 more highly. (DIPF/Orig.)
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2003_(CD)