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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Instructional Policy into Practice: "The Power of the Bottom over the Top."
Darling-Hammond, Linda
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v12 n3 p339-347 Fall 1990
An introduction to five case studies of mathematics teachers and ancillary essays on implementation of instructional policy change at the classroom level is provided. The case studies and associated discussions focus on California's new Mathematics Framework, which features changes in textbooks, tests, and commonly held conceptions of subject areas. (TJH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Innovation, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Policy Formation, School Policy, State Programs, Teacher Role, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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