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ERIC Number: EJ389892
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Issues of Ownership and Partnership in School-Centered Innovation: The Sheffield Experience.
Ruddick, Jean; Wilcox, Brian
Research Papers in Education, v3 n3 p157-79 Oct 1988
The Sheffield Curriculum Initiative (SCI), a partnership between schools, local education authority, university and polytechnic seeks to radically change the curriculum district-wide. Central to SCI is the teacher secondment (sabbatical) program. Teachers spend half of the week in professional development activities, and half in their own schools working on curriculum innovation. (IAH)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Participative Decision Making, Sabbatical Leaves, Tutorial Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England (Sheffield); Sheffield Curriculum Initiative