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Peer reviewedWeiler, Hans N. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1989
Explores the reasons educational reforms fail. Demonstrates that the study of such failures provides insight into the complex political dynamics of policy making. Information from two case studies of France and West Germany indicates that in industrialized societies, the state tends to maximize the political gain derived from educational reform…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Research
