Sources of differential participation rates in school science: the impact of curriculum reform
Homer, MS; Ryder, J; Donnelly, J · White Rose Research Online
School science courses have widely varying participation rates across a range of student characteristics. One of the stated aims of the 2006 Key Stage 4 science curriculum reforms in England was to improve social mobility and inclusion. To encourage students to study more science, this reform was followed by the introduction in 2008 of an entitlement to stud…