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Chapman, David W., Ed.; Mahlck, Lars O., Ed.; Smulders, Anna E. M., Ed. – 1997
This work examines ways central and regional education ministries can influence practices at the school level. Chapter 1, "Changing What Happens in Schools: Central-Level Initiatives to Improve School Practice," reviews common themes, concerns, problems, and emphases. Chapter 2, "Knowledge Utilization and the Process of Policy…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Educational Research
Download full textKimonen, Eija; Nevalainen, Raimo – 1996
Over half of Finnish elementary schools are small schools employing 1-3 teachers. This paper examines the implementation of new national curriculum policies in two small elementary schools. The new policies, adopted in 1994, stress autonomous control of learning and encourage each individual school, in collaboration with the community, to draw up…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
GANN, ELBIE L. – 1967
THE HISTORY OF SMALL SCHOOLS REVEALS THAT EVEN AFTER MASSIVE REDISTRICTING IN THE 1950'S THERE WERE OVER 5000 SMALL HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH COULD NOT BE REDISTRICTED. MOST OF THESE SCHOOLS WERE FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THEIR PROGRAMS, AND AS A RESULT MANY BECAME INVOLVED IN PROJECTS (10 ARE DESCRIBED HERE) WHICH…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Support, Correspondence Study, Curriculum Development
