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Measuring Curriculum Differentiation

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ID11366390
AuthorsAdam Gamoran (0000-0003-0495-4883, corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume97
Issue2
Pages129-143
Publication date1989-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0195-6744 • E-ISSN: 1549-6511
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/443918
OpenAlexW2040816367
LanguageEN
Citations received29
References cited23

This article advocates a quantitative sociological approach to measuring curriculum differentiation and its effects. It distinguishes between the social organization of schools, which includes such arrangements as the grouping and tracking of students, and the instructional processes that occur within classes. Because organization and instruction can vary independently, it is necessary to examine the academic experiences that presumably link students' outcomes with their positions in the school stratification system. An agenda for research calls for combining survey with observational methods to examine measures of track organization and instructional activities that are sensitive to conditions that differ across schools

Curriculum · Mathematics education · Observational study · Pedagogy · Sociology · Tracking (education · Education Systems and Policy · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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Unique citing works29
Citations per year0,81
Citation span1990 - 2026 (37)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 28
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