comprehensive

comprehensive
comprehensive [{{t}}‚kɒmprɪ'hensɪv]
1 adjective
(a) (thorough) complet(ète), exhaustif; (detailed) détaillé, complet(ète); (defeat, victory) écrasant; (knowledge) vaste, étendu;
comprehensive measures mesures fpl d'ensemble
(b) {{}}British{{}} {{}}School{{}} polyvalent;
the schools went comprehensive les écoles ont abandonné les critères sélectifs d'entrée
2 noun
{{}}British{{}} {{}}School{{}} (school) = établissement secondaire d'enseignement général
►► {{}}American{{}} comprehensive assurance assurance f tous risques;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}School{{}} comprehensive examination examen m de synthèse;
{{}}British{{}} comprehensive insurance assurance f tous risques;
comprehensive policy police f tous risques, police f multirisque;
comprehensive school = établissement secondaire d'enseignement général;
comprehensive site insurance assurance f tous-risques chantiers
COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS Les "comprehensive schools" ont été introduites en Grande-Bretagne en 1965 par les travaillistes dans le but de démocratiser l'enseignement et d'assurer l'égalité des chances pour tous les enfants, quels que soient les revenus de leurs parents et leur origine sociale. En 1975 une série de lois fut votée pour promouvoir ce type d'éducation. Mais le changement est lent et les progrès sont entravés par des poches de résistance en faveur des traditionnelles "grammar schools" et "public schools", ainsi que par le niveau insuffisant de certaines "comprehensives" situées dans des quartiers déshérités. Aujourd'hui 90 pour cent des élèves du secondaire fréquentent les "comprehensive schools". Bien qu'il n'y ait pas de sélection, la qualité de l'enseignement varie énormément suivant les établissements.

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