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Reflections and Deflections of Policy: The Case of Carol Turner.
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Ball, Deborah Loewenberg – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
A case study of a second grade teacher's classroom approach to implementing the California Mathematics Curriculum Framework (CMCF) is presented. Carol Turner's approach seems to have been untouched by the policy initiative. This case highlights the complexity of changes implied by the CMCF and difficulties inherent in communicating those changes.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
Doing More in the Same Amount of Time: Cathy Swift.
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Peterson, Penelope L. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
This case study examines the perspectives and practice of elementary mathematics teaching of a second grade teacher (Cathy Swift) in a large, socioeconomically disadvantaged California community as she attempts to implement California's Mathematics Curriculum Framework. This teacher's beliefs/knowledge and policy influences often conflicted. (TJH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged
A Revolution in One Classroom: The Case of Mrs. Oublier.
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Cohen, David K. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
This case study assesses the adoption of the California Mathematics Curriculum Framework by a second grade teacher. Although the teacher perceives herself as successfully implementing the curriculum, observation indicates that the innovations have been filtered through a very traditional approach. The result is a remarkable melange of novel and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Development