The purpose of this study is to develop a five-point Likert scale called 'Curriculum Fidelity'. For this purpose, a draft scale consisting of 65 items have been represented to the expert opinion firstly and it has been decided that 15 items should be excluded. The remaining 50 items have been given to 249 teachers and the maximum likelihood has…

The study aims to gain a better understanding of the national large-scale curriculum process in terms of the used implementation strategies, the function of the reform, and the curriculum coherence perceived by the stakeholders accountable in constructing the national core curriculum in Finland. A large body of school reform literature has shown…