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Standards Deviation : How Schools Misunderstand Education Policy
Standards Deviation How Schools Misunderstand Education Policy Author:James P. Spillane After intensively studying several school districts' responses to new statewide science and math teaching policies, Spillane argues that administrators and teachers are inclined to assimilate new policies into current practices. As new programs are communicated through administrative levels, the understanding of them becomes increasingly distort... more »ed, no matter how sincerely the new ideas are endorsed. Such patterns highlight the need for systematic training and continuing support for those entrusted with carrying out large-scale educational change.« less