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Publication Date: 2001
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Standards-based Reform: Is This the Way Forward?
Petrosky, Anthony R.; Delandshere, Ginette
English in Australia, n129-30 p30-38 Dec 2000-Feb 2001
Considers how the process of developing standards is similar to previous development efforts such as defining "objectives" and "competencies" just a few decades ago. Analyzes how such standard development processes when combined with high stakes tests place teachers in the position of implementing curricula designed by others. Considers the political backlash against the standards movement. (RS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, High Stakes Tests, Literacy, National Standards, Politics of Education, Secondary Education, Teacher Role
Published by The Australian Association for the Teaching of English, P.O. Box 3203, Norwood, S.A. 5067, Australia. E-mail: aate@aate.org.au.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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