Curriculum coherence: An examination of US mathematics and science content standards from an international perspective

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 525-559

  Schmidt, William H ^a   Wang, Hsing Chi ^a   McKnight, Curtis C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Curriculum; Curriculum content; Mathematics; Science curriculum; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749855361     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022027042000294682     Document Type: Article

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