Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-219) and index.
Summary
Education reformers claim that stronger academic standards and stiffer state tests are needed to improve education. This study argues that effective state reform depends on conditions which most reforms ignore.
Contents
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""1 Policy, Teaching, and Learning""; ""2 The New New Math in California""; ""3 Learning About Reform""; ""4 Teachers' Ideas and Practices""; ""5 Teachers' Opportunities to Learn and Classroom Practice""; ""6 Learning and Policy""; ""7 Missed Opportunities""; ""8 Policy and Learning""; ""Appendixes""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""
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