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ERIC Number: EJ627002
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
The Lifecycle of a South African Non-governmental Organisation: Primary Science Programme, 1983-1999.
Harvey, Stephen; Peacock, Alan
Comparative Education, v37 n2 p213-29 May 2001
Traces the lifecycle of the Primary Science Programme (PSP), 1983-99, a representative South African nongovernmental organization. Shows how the social and economic environment shaped PSP development and demise. Highlights tensions between quality versus quantity, subject versus holistic focus, and participatory versus authoritarian management structures. Draws lessons concerning effective inservice training and scaling up education programs. (Contains 46 references.) (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutional Environment, Nongovernmental Organizations, Program Development, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: South Africa