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Clavel, Matthew; Merrifield, John – Journal of School Choice, 2008
One of the key claims of choice advocates is that it will take diverse schooling options to engage all children in learning. In a school system truly open to new providers of instruction and diverse schooling options, private schools and public schools of choice can vie for customers by trying different subject themes and pedagogies. If a school's…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Private Schools, School Choice, Public Schools
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Marklund, Sixten – British Journal of Educational Studies, 1981
With the change to comprehensive schools in Sweden completed, the author considers how education will be restructured in the future both at the compulsory and the post-compulsory levels. (SJL)
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Compulsory Education, Core Curriculum, Educational Change
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Holt, Maurice – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1990
Examines the tensions created between public demands for curriculum changes and the schools' internal needs. Reports a case study on the implementation of a core curriculum in an English comprehensive school. Focuses on the work of the curriculum committee and the role of the principal. Assesses successes and failures of the project. (RW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comprehensive Programs, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development