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ERIC Number: EJ477964
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
Designing the Design: A Case Study of How a School Makes Decisions about Systemic Reform.
Farris, Hilary H.
Educational Technology, v34 n1 p37-42 Jan 1994
Describes a case study that combined ethnographic and interview methods to gain an understanding of the types of decisions and factors influencing those decisions within the design inquiry phase of a high school's system-transformation effort. Factors discussed include the facilitator's role, information needs, user-based design teams, and external constraints. (Contains 33 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Development, Ethnography, High Schools, Information Needs, Interviews, School Community Relationship, School Restructuring, Systems Development
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Facilitators; User Groups
Note: Special issue covers concepts, applications, and preparation for educational systems design.