Schools, teachers, and curriculum change: A balancing act?

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-23

  Priestley, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Change; Culture; Curriculum; Innovation; Interdisciplinary; Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650971402     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-010-9140-z     Document Type: Article

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