Abstract
Summary The structure of C.N.A.A. honours degree classifications during the period 1971–75 is analysed by subject and systematic variations in the awards are identified. The proportion of ‘good˚s degrees awarded by Social Science subjects is consistently found to be below that of other subjects. Entry standards and wastage rates are analysed as possible sources of variation in the pattern of classifications. Finally, the extent of correspondence between C.N.A.A. and university degree awards is examined and possible hypotheses are considered. The establishment of the Council for National Academic Awards (C.N.A.A.) in 1964 is acknowledged as a significant milestone in the development of British higher education and the importance of the C.N.A.A. has increased with the formation and growth of the Polytechnics in the last decade. With more data becoming available on the performance of students on C.N.A.A. degree courses, it is now possible to subject these awards to analysis and this is the purpose of this pa...
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