Curriculum Renewal and Instructional Support for Small, Rural Schools: Standardization Issues. Program Report.

Autor/in	Queitzsch, Mary
Institution	Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR, Rural Education Program.
Titel	Curriculum Renewal and Instructional Support for Small, Rural Schools: Standardization Issues. Program Report.
Quelle	(1995), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Accreditation (Institutions); Change Strategies; Curriculum Development; Educational Change; Educational Objectives; Educational Policy; Educational Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Rural Education; Rural Schools; School Districts; Small Schools; State Standards + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Lösungsstrategie; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungsreform; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; School district; Schulbezirk
Abstract	This document summarizes research on curriculum renewal efforts in small rural schools in the Northwest. The Northwest region includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Curriculum renewal involves activities aimed at meeting state reform standards and educational improvement initiatives. An examination of accreditation standards among states in the Northwest found that there was a move away from traditional process standards toward the articulation of common curriculum goals, public reporting of school performance, and locally-driven self-study. Standardization requirements can help provide a context for local educational reform and curriculum renewal. Four studies by the Rural Education Program of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory focused on the role of educational leadership in curriculum renewal and three curriculum renewal methods: community-based, peer-based, and consultant-based support. Each curriculum renewal method is briefly described, including a list of key elements necessary for the method to succeed and benefits resulting from using the method. In February 1995, the Rural Education Program conducted a survey of the priorities of small, rural school districts concerning curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The study found that rural school districts were most concerned with strengthening instructional strategies, aligning assessment with curriculum and instruction, integrating curriculum, and preparing students for the next century. In March 1995, participants at the Regional Rural Curriculum Symposium identified issues affecting curriculum renewal in small rural schools, including professional development, state standards and outreach, assessment and accountability, and site-based management. The report concludes with recommendations for encouraging successful curriculum renewal in small, rural school districts. Contains 12 references. (LP)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC