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Implementing And Sustaining Science Curriculum Reform: A Study Of Leadership Practices Among Teachers Within A High School Science Department, Douglas Larkin, Scott C. Seyforth, Holly J. Lasky
Implementing And Sustaining Science Curriculum Reform: A Study Of Leadership Practices Among Teachers Within A High School Science Department, Douglas Larkin, Scott C. Seyforth, Holly J. Lasky
Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works
This study presents a description and analysis of a ninth-grade integrated science curriculum developed and implemented by teachers within a high school science department and subsequently sustained for over 25 years. The Integrated Science Program (ISP) at Lakeside Southwest High School depicted here offers a unique example of longitudinal science education reform. In this study, we examined ISP as an artifact of teacher leadership. Findings affirmed the importance of shared philosophical purpose among teachers, attention to public perceptions, staff stability, the distribution of responsibilities, and instructional coherence. This study also demonstrated how curricular reforms might change over time in response …