School reform efforts often narrowly focus on instruction, curriculum and pedagogy while overlooking organizational and community conditions¶
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q1 i? School reform efforts often narrowly focus on instruction, curriculum, and pedagogy on the assumption that strength in these areas will lead to school improvement, without recognizing contextual dependencies. → How the Organization of Schools and Local Communities Shape Educational Improvement 2017
Evidence¶
How the Organization of Schools and Local Communities Shape Educational Improvement 2017¶
How the Organization of Schools and Local Communities Shape Educational Improvement. (2017). Chapter 7 of Teaching in Context: The Social Side of Education Reform, Harvard Education Press. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/how-organization-schools-and-local-communities-shape-educational-improvement
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"school reform efforts often narrowly focus on instruction, curriculum, and pedagogy, on the assumption that strength in these areas will lead to school improvement"
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School reform efforts often narrowly focus on instruction, curriculum and pedagogy while overlooking organizational and community conditions |
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School reform efforts often narrowly focus on instruction, curriculum and pedagogy while overlooking organizational and community conditions |
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