1st Edition

Teaching Business Education 14-19

By Martin Jephcote, Ian Abbott Copyright 2006
    246 Pages
    by David Fulton Publishers

    246 Pages
    by David Fulton Publishers

    Written in association with the EBEA, this authoritative text provides a comprehensive and insightful study of current curriculum development and classroom practice with business education. Up-to-date, practical and covering the very latest issues, it presents:

    * Advice on planning courses and managing the curriculum

    * The latest developments in 14-19

    * Guidance on the emerging work-related curriculum

    * A focus on key topics such as enterprise education, e-learning and citizenship

    * A teacher-reviewed annotated resource guide of text-based and web-based resources.

    Part 1: Business and Economics in a Changing World The changing curriculum The reform of 14-19 education and training E-learning in business and economics Citizenship and business education Part 2: Teaching and Learning Teaching, learning and assessment in business education; Using ICT in the business education classroom; Teaching the Applied Business GCSE; Applied Business at A/AS level; Research skills for post-16 students; Supporting learning in business; Planning coursework; Enterprise education; External assessment: an examiner's perspective; Part 3: Initial and Continuing Teacher Development; Initial and continuing teacher development; The changing face of initial teacher education; The newly qualified teacher; Being a school mentor; The role of the advanced skills teacher; Preparing for inspection; Business and enterprise schools: the lessons so far; Part Four: Business Education Resource Guide; GCSE Business Studies; GCSE Applied Business; AVCE Advanced Business; BTEC national qualifications; A Level Economics; A Level Business Studies; Revision Materials.

    Biography

    Martin Jephcote is the PGCE (FE) Course Director at the University of Cardiff; Ian Abbott is the Secondary PGCE Course Leader for Economics and Business Studies at the University of Warwick.