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Kennedy, Kerry J.; Chan, Jacqueline Kin-sang; Fok, Ping Kwan – London Review of Education, 2011
Curriculum implementation as both an educational practice and a policy conundrum has been the focus of academic research since the 1970s. A new perspective is taken in this article by borrowing from the literature on policy implementation in multilevel systems of government. The concepts of "hard" and "soft" policy are used to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Practices, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Kennedy, Kerry J.; Hodgens, John – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1989
Evaluates the Early Literacy Inservice Course (ELIC) supported by the Australian Basic Learning in Primary Schools (BLIPS) program. Assesses ELIC and identifies a number of general issues about literacy programs. Focuses on improving standards of literacy and teacher quality through inservice activities. (KO)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education