FRHD 2280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Vocational School, Comprehensive High School, Peer Mentoring

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2280
• Professor: Andrea LaMarre

Document Summary

Percent of 14-17 year olds enrolled in school increased from 1890-(cid:1005)97(cid:1004)"s the(cid:374) leveled off. Canada, usa, japan: comprehensive high school. European countries: college preparatory, vocational school, professional school. European schools: decide earlier what direction to pursue. More flexibility with comprehensive school: but, challenging to find a uniform level of teaching, this can be frustrating for both students and teachers. Common themes: gender differences, differences between public and private education. Issues with overcrowding, underfunding, lack of cultural relevance. Large schools: diverse courses and extracurricular activities, can be alienating. Small schools: less diversity in extracurricular activities, more participation. Scholars do not agree about class size: direct negative relation between class size and academic performance, typical variation has little impact on achievement. Small class size is preferable for students with academic difficulties. 6-3-3: 6 years elementary; 3 years junior high; 3 years high school. 5-3-4: 5 years elementary; 3 years middle school; 4 years high school.