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ERIC Number: EJ390504
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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PET and the Pendulum: Faddism in Education and how to Stop It.
Slavin, Robert E.
Phi Delta Kappan, v70 n10 p752-58 Jun 1989
If education is to halt the ever-swinging pendulum and make significant progress in student achievement, it must first change the ground rules for selecting, implementing, evaluating, and institutionalizing innovations like Hunter's model. This article proposes steps for providing an infrastructure capable of promoting lasting and beneficial educational change. Includes 15 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Research Problems, Staff Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Instructional Theory into Practice (Hunter)