I would think the source to consult is <A HREF="http://books.google.nl/books?id=afW8TGIMuigC">On the Teaching of Linear Algebra</A> by J.-L. Dorier. I can only read parts of it on Google Books, but here is one quote that suggests the answer to your question will be different for the UK and for continental Europe:

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