State-Level Efforts to Reform Elementary Science Education

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ID21581990
AuthorsAngela M Lyle (0000-0003-4873-9499, University of Michigan, corresponding author), James P Spillane (0000-0001-5744-9085, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA), Christa Haverly (0000-0003-0624-7656, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA)
Year2024
Volume38
Issue2
Pages350-390
Publication date2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0895-9048 • E-ISSN: 1552-3896
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/08959048231163787
OpenAlexW4360838235
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited58

This comparative case study explores how 18 state education agencies (SEAs) support school districts in advancing standards-based elementary science reform. We identify how SEAs understand their work in advancing elementary science reform and describe how SEAs sought to engage districts in bridging from standards to classroom practice. Based on our analysis, we argue that the school subject is a critical explanatory variable in understanding SEA efforts to support standards implementation and SEAs lean on a resource-based approach for instructional policy implementation. This study contributes to the growing research base on the role of state policy in supporting standards implementation

Academic standards · Curriculum · Education policy · Education reform · Higher education · Learning standards · Mathematics education · National Science Education Standards · Pedagogy · Policy analysis · Political science · Primary education · Public relations · Science education · Sociology · Computer Science · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Engineering · Psychology · Public Administration · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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