Curriculum change in Uganda: Teacher perspectives on the new thematic curriculum

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-161

  Altinyelken, Hulya Kosar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Curriculum implementation; Educational change; Primary education; Teachers; Uganda

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 70449644823     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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