Implementing educational reform: cases and challenges
by McLaughlin, Colleen Ruby, Alan
There is constant pressure on governments and policy makers to raise the standard of education, and to develop appropriate curriculum and pedagogies for students. It is no easy task. This book presents eight specific case studies of education reform implementation which capture how the design and implementation choices of policy makers are shaped by national and historical contexts. They offer real examples of the choices and constraints faced by policymakers and practitioners. The cases are a …
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- Full title :Implementing educational reform : cases and challenges / edited by Colleen McLaughlin, University of Cambridge, Alan Ruby, University of Pennsylvania.
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There is constant pressure on governments and policy makers to raise the standard of education, and to develop appropriate curriculum and pedagogies for students. It is no easy task. This book presents eight specific case studies of education reform implementation which capture how the design and implementation choices of policy makers are shaped by national and historical contexts. They offer real examples of the choices and constraints faced by policymakers and practitioners. The cases are a mix of nationally and locally mandated reforms with five examples from nations where the state initiated and guided reforms. The concluding synthesis chapter highlights commonalities and differences across the cases and disparate responses to shared concerns. Providing a breadth of real-world research, it will assist policy makers, practitioners and other stakeholders interested in system change.
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- Publication Date:2021.
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- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2021.
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The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xvi, 214 pages) : : PDF file(s).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781108873543, 1108873545
- oclc:on1295314045
- LC Classification:LB1570
- Dewey Decimal:375/.001
Table of Contents
Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Figures -- Tables -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Reference -- 1 Why Focus on Implementation in Education Reform? -- 1.1 Current International Educational Context -- 1.2 Aims of the Text -- 1.3 Why Focus on Implementation? -- References -- 2 Promoting Equity in Education through System Change: Lessons from the United Kingdom -- 2.1 A Global Challenge -- 2.2 The London Challenge -- 2.3 The Greater Manchester Challenge -- 2.4 A National Initiative in Wales -- 2.5 Drawing Lessons -- 2.6 Barriers to Implementation -- 2.6.1 Social Factors -- 2.6.2 Political Factors -- 2.6.3 Cultural Factors -- 2.7 What Works? -- 2.8 Final Thoughts -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 A Decade of Reform in Hong Kong -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Policy Context and Structural Change -- 3.3 Changes in Curriculum and Assessment -- 3.3.1 Basic Education (Primary 1 to Secondary 3) -- 3.3.2 New Senior Secondary (Secondary 4 to 6) -- 3.4 Curriculum Guides -- 3.5 The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) -- 3.5.1 Category A, Senior Secondary (SS) Subjects, Including the Four Core Subjects and …
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