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Trujillo, Tina M. – Educational Policy, 2013
This qualitative case study extends the literature on urban district instructional policymaking by analyzing the ways in which normative and political pressures shaped district leaders' instructional policy decisions. Drawing on concepts from the politics of education, it shows how teachers and principals repeatedly nullified policies that aimed…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Politics of Education, Urban Areas, Accountability
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Glasser, Tim – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2011
The objective of this article is to investigate meaning and relevance in the context of adult developmental math learning and instruction. In this case study, at the Art Institute of San Francisco, 12 vocational instructors and four math learners are interviewed on their early and current math experiences. During the semi-structured interviews,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Remedial Mathematics, Case Studies, Adult Students