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Reflections On The Value Of Vce For Young People Not Intending To Go To University, Jennifer Bryce
Reflections On The Value Of Vce For Young People Not Intending To Go To University, Jennifer Bryce
Dr Jennifer Bryce
This thesis investigates the experiences of eighteen young people who completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) in 1991 without intending to proceed to university. It examines their reasons for staying at school to complete VCE and their perceptions of the VCE year and its usefulness to them. This study was prompted by current changes in perceptions of the purpose of post compulsory education shown by government drives for high retention rates in Year 12 and moves for vocationally oriented competency based curricula. Such moves have implied a broader definition of VCE than its traditional role as a means of …