Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ534903
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Opportunities to Learn and Student Diversity: Prospects and Pitfalls of a Common Core Curriculum.
McPartland, James M.; Schneider, Barbara
Sociology of Education, extra iss p66-81 1996
Reviews the evidence on how the concept of opportunities to learn can be applied to the demand for more challenging content for all students. Concludes that students learn more if they are offered more demanding curricula. However, such curricula creates the probability of unacceptable rates of failure. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Core Curriculum, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Dropout Rate, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Sociology, Higher Education, National Curriculum, National Programs, Potential Dropouts, Student Characteristics, Student Needs
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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