Teacher Perspectives on Program Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11070601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Noel Boag, Noel Harvey Boag (University of Alberta, corresponding author), Don Massey (University of Alberta) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 37-59 |
| Publication date | 1981-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Research in Social Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-3104 • E-ISSN: 2163-1654 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00933104.1981.10506113 |
| OpenAlex | W2042786016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
Much of what is known about teacher reaction to program changes has been derived from the literature on innovation, which shows an overemphasis upon and a bias in favour of change over stability. In contrast, teachers' activities seem to be characterized by an autonomy which appears to minimize the effect of external influences on the classroom. This study attempted “to catch the process of interpretation” (Blumer, 1969) through which two second grade teachers constructed their actions as they attempted to base social studies instruction on a new multimedia resource kit supplied to their classrooms by a central authority
Autonomy · Contrast (vision · Interpretation (philosophy · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Process (computing · Resource (disambiguation · Social change · Social studies · Sociology · Computer Science · Digital Storytelling and Education · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Law · Psychology
The Human Perspective in Sociology
The practicality ethic in teacher decision-making
Research on Curriculum and Instruction Implementation
Curriculum
Theory and Research in Social Education
Educational Research
Fundamental Research and Education
The Management of Curriculum Development
The Practical
Linking Ways of Knowing with Ways of Being Practical
Images of the Practitioner and Strategies of Educational Change
Participant Observation and the Collection and Interpretation of Data
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 1983 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |