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Raffe, David; Howieson, Cathy; Tinklin, Teresa – British Educational Research Journal, 2007
There is a cross-national trend towards unified curriculum and qualifications frameworks in upper secondary education, but such reforms face epistemological, political and institutional barriers and "unification" remains a contested issue in many countries, including England. This article examines the experience of the Scottish Higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Interdisciplinary Approach, Unified Studies Curriculum
White, Noel, Ed. – WestEd (NJ1), 2005
"R&D Alert" covers issues affecting schools in the Western Regional Educational Laboratory's four-state region--Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah--and throughout the United States. WestEd researchers and assistance providers have been focused on secondary education for many years. This issue of "R&D Alert" goes beyond describing the problem…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, School Restructuring, Literacy Education, Educational Change
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Richards, Janet C.; Shea, Kim T. – Qualitative Report, 2006
This phenomenological inquiry looked at 28 preservice teachers as they participated in a field-based curricula restructuring initiative that connected the disciplines of creative arts, science, and reading. The preservice teachers offered weekly interdisciplinary lessons to kindergarten and first grade students. A survey, teaching cases, and a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Change