1st Edition

Inside a Curriculum Project A Case Study in the Process of Curriculum Change

By M. D. Shipman, D. Bolam, D. R. Jenkins Copyright 1974
204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1974. This book presents research into the planning and implementation of the Keele Integrated Studies Project. From 1969 to 1972 the work of the project team was investigated through observation, questionnaire and interview to obtain a picture of the way decisions about curriculum innovation are made and of how these decisions are executed in schools. The book is mainly... Read more

Preface  1. Problems in Establishing an Innovation 2. Communication and Identification 3. Contrasting Interpretations and Definitions 4. Pressures on the Project Team 5. The Teachers’ Part in Innovation 6. Schools, Teachers and Curriculum Change D. R. Jenkins 7. Impact and Survival 8. The Experience of the Project D. Bolam 9. Implications. Appendix: The Collection of Data

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M. D. Shipman, D. Bolam, D.R. Jenkins