Description
This study explores how large scale innovations can achieve alignment between curricular components through interactions among various system actors. Eight successful large-scale curriculum innovation projects were analyzed. Six key themes emerged from interview and document analysis data. Three themes related to salient relationships -i.e. strategic partnerships with (local/national) organizations; identification of individuals acting as linking pins; teacher involvement in design. Three other themes pertained to the relationships’ maintenance -i.e. visible presence; aligning goals; acknowledging the complex and interpersonal nature of relationships. Findings suggest that attending to relationships (professional and personal; strategic and unplanned; formal and informal) should be a key consideration in shaping the process of designing large scale curriculum innovations, and offer examples of how this has been accomplished.| Period | 13 Apr 2012 → 17 Apr 2012 |
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| Event title | Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) 2012: Non Satis Scire: To Know Is Not Enough |
| Event type | Other |
| Location | Vancouver, Canada, British ColumbiaShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |