A Cultural Perspective and the Second Wave of Educational Reform
- 1 November 1989
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Learning Disabilities
- Vol. 22 (9) , 537-540
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002221948902200903
Abstract
A prerequisite call for understanding the culture of the school as well as the processes of change that are associated with the innovations brought by the new wave of educational reform is presented in this article. The school as a culture, variables of receptivity to change within the school culture, and the change process and its implications are examined.Keywords
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