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Abstract
This study created a definition of instructional program coherence by analyzing the factors that promoted or inhibited the coherent implementation of an instructional program. The study sought a solution to the tension created by system demands for instructional coherence versus school site demands for instructional variability. Roger C. Everett's Diffusion of Innovation theory provided a framework that guided the methodology, analysis of findings, conclusions, and recommendations. The crucial role of reinvention in sustaining innovations in large, urban school districts was noted.
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Title
Instructional program coherence in the implementation of an elementary English language arts curriculum in a large, urban school district
Author
Bowes, John Almon
Year
2007
ISBN
978-0-549-44037-6
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
304879915
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
