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Harris, Richard; Downey, Chris; Burn, Katharine – Oxford Review of Education, 2012
This paper reports the findings from two large-scale national online surveys carried out in 2009 and 2010, which explored the state of history teaching in English secondary schools. Large variation in provision was identified within comprehensive schools in response to national policy decisions and initiatives. Using the data from the surveys and…
Descriptors: History Instruction, National Surveys, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students
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Holt, Maurice – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1993
Examines the interplay of political and educational factors influencing current U.S. and British school reform. The dominant characteristic of educational policymaking in both countries is "hyperpoliticalization." Britain's 1988 Education Reform Act, motivated by conservative political considerations, represents a setback to secondary…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bureaucracy, Centralization, Collegiality