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ERIC Number: EJ660931
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Implementing High Standards in Urban Schools: Problems and Solutions.
Lee, James O.
Phi Delta Kappan, v84 n6 p449-55 Feb 2003
Compares "associationist" instructional theory and standards with constructivist instructional theory and standards. Argues that constructivist standards should be used to help create a culture of high quality based on high expectations in urban schools. Provides two examples: Central Park East Secondary School (CPESS) and the Philadelphia's "Curriculum Frameworks." (Contains 16 references.)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Theories, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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