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Physics Participation and Policies: Lessons from Abroad
This report, produced by the Centre for Education and Employment Research (CEER), looks at the decline in students taking physics at A level. Between 1982 and 2006, A level physics entries halved from 55,728 to 27,466. The number of students aged 18 fell and there were more A levels to choose from, but the decline seems to have been mainly an unintended consequence of the switch from the separate sciences to combined science at GCSE. Authored by Alan Smithers and Pamela Robinson, this report draws together evidence from around the world and asks the question, "Is England typical?" It goes on to make key recommendations for tackling the issue of declining numbers of students studying post-16 physics.
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