Who Systematizes the Systematizers? Policy and Practice Interactions in a Case of State-Level Systemic Reform.

Page, Reba

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ERIC Number: EJ507593

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Publication Date: 1995

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Who Systematizes the Systematizers? Policy and Practice Interactions in a Case of State-Level Systemic Reform.

Page, Reba

Theory into Practice, v34 n1 p21-29 Win 1995

Discussion of the relationship between secondary science curriculum and policy examines paradoxes in science curriculum, reporting a study of California's progressive state level systemic reform. Results highlighted inadequacies in prevailing curriculum theory, including California's reform effort. An alternative that places policy and practice on the same plane is presented. (SM)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Research, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, High Schools, Integrated Curriculum, Politics of Education, Science Education, Statewide Planning, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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