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ERIC Number: ED299104
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Jun
Pages: 122
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Issues in the Inducement of Curriculum Changes in Science (Physics) Instruction.
Kelsey, Robert Joseph
After using the "Physics: A Human Endeavor" curriculum for a period of time students and teachers in the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, in general, suggested that there was a need for a curriculum change. This paper reports on ways to effectively change the curriculum. Topics included are: (1) need for change in the physics curriculum; (2) history of the committee for the curriculum change; (3) change and development model; (4) curriculum change as an educational change process (including societal influences, evaluation prototypes, change models; and (5) summary. Appendices include a report on the high school physics program by the NTA Science Council, summaries of two teleconferences of physics teachers, letters, and a summary of the education system. (YP)
Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Masters Theses; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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