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A Case Study of One School System's Adoption and Implementation of an Elementary Science Program

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Kelly, Michael P.; Staver, John R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005

In this investigation we employed a case study approach with qualitative and quantitative data sources to examine and discover the characteristics of the processes used by a midwestern U.S. school system to adopt and implement a new K-6 science curriculum. Analysis of data yielded several results. Elementary teachers received what they requested,…

Descriptors: Science Programs, Science Achievement, Hands on Science, Elementary School Science