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The Impact of Scottish National Surveys of Achievement on Policy and Practice.
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Dockrell, W. B. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1987
The effects on policy and practice of national surveys of education conducted in Scotland were evaluated. Surveys carried out as early as 1953 and 1963 have had little impact. Research must deal with contemporary issues and be relevant to local circumstances in order to influence policy. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization
Relations between Policy and Practice: A Commentary.
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Cohen, David K.; Ball, Deborah Loewenberg – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
Five case studies of implementation of instructional policy changes at the classroom level by elementary-school mathematics teachers are discussed. The case studies focus on California's new Mathematics Framework. The interaction between teacher practice and policy is emphasized. Teachers' inherited beliefs, knowledge, and existing practices are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
Instructional Policy into Practice: "The Power of the Bottom over the Top."
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Darling-Hammond, Linda – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
An introduction to five case studies of mathematics teachers and ancillary essays on implementation of instructional policy change at the classroom level is provided. The case studies and associated discussions focus on California's new Mathematics Framework, which features changes in textbooks, tests, and commonly held conceptions of subject…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
Organizing Policy into Practice: Reactions to the Cases.
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Sykes, Gary – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
A commentary on five case studies of implementation of instructional policy change at the classroom level by elementary school mathematics teachers is provided. The case studies focus on California's new Mathematics Framework. An organizational control perspective is taken in this commentary. (TJH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy