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This case study focuses on subject selection in a secondary school (School S) in Trinidad. Feedback from 77 Form Four students and 54 Lower Six students revealed that more than half of the Form four students were not satisfied with their subject selection, and there was evidence of some mismatch between students’ career preferences and their subject selection. Parents were the source of advice on subject selection for a large number of students at both levels. Lower Six students were more satisfied than those of Form Four with the choices they made. Generally, students felt they needed more options in the subject offerings. Some teachers felt that procedures for entry into Form Six need to be more just and that more transparency is needed in the subject selection process.
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Yamin-Ali, J. (2014). Subject Selection at the Secondary School Level—A Case Study. In: Data-Driven Decision-Making in Schools: Lessons from Trinidad. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137412393_5
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