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ERIC Number: EJ532275
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
Context, Courses, and the Curriculum: Local Responses to State Policy Reform.
Rossman, Gretchen B.; Wilson, Bruce L.
Educational Policy, v10 n3 p399-421 Sep 1996
Documents local variability in response to state-mandated reform in Maryland and illustrates the challenges of implementing centralized policy as an educational improvement tool. Discusses a longitudinal project exploring student and staff experience at five diverse high schools. Advises improvement-minded state-level policymakers to be more sensitive to local context and culture. (27 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Centralization, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Policy Formation, Program Implementation, School District Autonomy
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Maryland