International Perspectives on Educational Reform and Policy Implementation
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction Mamie O'Neill -- Part 1: Politics -- Chapter 1: The Evolution of Education Reform in the United States: Policy Ideals or Realpolitik? -- Chapter 2: Curriculum Reform and the Neo-corporatist State in Australia -- Chapter 3: The National Curriculum in England Since 1988 -- Chapter 4: Educational Reform and the Politics of the Curriculum in New Zealand -- Part 2: Policy -- Chapter 5: An Analysis of the Policy Contexts of Recent Curriculum Reform Efforts in Australia, Great Britain and the United States -- Chapter 6: From Policy to Classroom Practice: Beyond the Mandates -- Chapter 7: The Local Educational Change Process and Policy Implementation -- Part 3: Perspectives -- Chapter 8: Educational Reform and Curriculum Implementation in England: An Historical Perspective -- Chapter 9: National Curriculum Assessment in England and Wales -- Chapter 10: Re-forming the Curriculum in New Zealand -- Epilogue -- Chapter 11: Epilogue: Implementing Change in the 1990s: Paradigms, Practices and Possibilities -- References -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.