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a typical student in the institution would, over time, equally
affect expectations in departments of schools where students were

placed for teaching practice. Thus the participation of practising

selection process might itself effect little change.

The population of recruits available to any institution and depart-

ment within it shows considerable variation not only in their social

- Social Studies - that was a part of

its beginning is a group that, according to Patrick et al (1982),
has particular and distinct qualities. Familiarity with such a group
over the time preceding the Alternative Course may dull one’s percep-

but teaching across a range of PGCE

With roughly half the intake in any

or committed to careers in Further Education

students had previous work experience, were older than other PGCE

students and showed a pattern of commitment to education as a part

of a process of social change that was of the sort typified by Lacey

et al as ’radical’ (1973) ∙ Working regularly with a population such

as this the limitations of a ’professionally’ subject-based PGCE

particularly to its possibilities in

a response to the physical location

in relatively segregated circumstances

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