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ERIC Number: EJ673716
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Designed Curriculum and Local Culture: Acknowledging the Primacy of Classroom Culture.
Squire, Kurt D.; MaKinster, James G.; Barnett, Michael; Luehmann, April Lynn; Barab, Sasha L.
Science Education, v87 n4 p468-89 Jul 2003
Examines four teachers implementing a project-based curriculum (Air Quality module) on a web-based platform (ActiveInk Network) in four very different settings. Discusses each case across two themes by examining how the project-level question was contextualized to meet local needs and the cultural context that surrounded the implementation of the curriculum. (SOE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Learning Modules, Problem Based Learning, Science Curriculum, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ozone