Educational Policy Implementation in a Shifting Political Climate: The California Experience.

Chrispeels, Janet Hageman

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Publication Date: 1997

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Educational Policy Implementation in a Shifting Political Climate: The California Experience.

Chrispeels, Janet Hageman

American Educational Research Journal, v34 n3 p453-81 Fall 1997

This study presents a longitudinal and intertextual analysis of educational policymaking activity in California over a 10-year period to identify factors that supported local policy implementation in a shifting political climate. Analysis reveals the essential nature of coherence, capacity building, and changed practices in building an alternative assessment system. (SLD)

Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Coherence, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies, Policy Formation, Political Influences, Program Development, Program Implementation, State Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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