Compare and contrast the higher education system in England/The UK with that of ONE country of your choice.

Procedure

1.    Do some general reading and research to choose a topic.

•    Access the collection of sources related to the theme of ‘The UK Education System’ which can be found in the ‘Assignment Information’ section of the EAP 1 GSM Learn page and read any source you consider relevant to your topic.

•    Choose another country and research information on its education system.

•    Choose a topic, depending on your interests and information available.

2.    Make notes of the similarities and differences you can identify.

•    Note down the characteristics of the primary or secondary or higher education system you have found in your sources.

•    Decide which 2-3 areas you would like to focus your discussion on, depending on the information you have found (e.g. funding? structure? subjects taught? et.c.).

•    Identify similarities and differences in relation to those areas.

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