Assessing institutionalization of curricular and pedagogical reforms

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 397-421

  Colbeck, Carol L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum reform; Institutional theory; Institutionalization; Teaching change

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141625875     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015594432215     Document Type: Article

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