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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Feb
Pages: 5
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The Transformative Promise of "Greenfield" Schooling
Hess, Frederick M.
Phi Delta Kappan, v91 n5 p49-53 Feb 2010
Greenfield is a term for an area where there are unobstructed, wide-open opportunities to invent or build. Greenfield schooling presumes that the greatest challenge to improving teaching and learning is the bureaucratic, rule-driven education system and that it is important to create an environment in which innovation can flourish.
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Improvement, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Barriers, Legislation, School Policy, Change Strategies
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Language: English
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