Lessons Learnt from a Large-Scale Curriculum Reform: The Strategies to Enhance Development Work and Reduce Reform-Related Stress

Autor/inn/en	Tikkanen, Lotta; Pyhältö, Kirsi; Pietarinen, Janne; Soini, Tiina
Titel	Lessons Learnt from a Large-Scale Curriculum Reform: The Strategies to Enhance Development Work and Reduce Reform-Related Stress
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Change, 21 (2020) 4, S.543-567 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tikkanen, Lotta)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1573-1812
DOI	10.1007/s10833-019-09363-1
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Curriculum Development; Educational Change; National Curriculum; Educational Development; Sustainable Development; Educational Strategies; Curriculum Implementation; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungsreform; Bildungsentwicklung; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Lehrstrategie; Finnland
Abstract	Sustainable school development is suggested to result in both meaningful learning and enhanced well-being for those involved in the reform work. The aim of the study was to gain a better understanding of the relations between the strategies utilised in school development work, school impact of the reform and burdening in the context of curriculum reform in Finland. Altogether 550 district-level stakeholders responsible for curriculum reform at the local level responded to the survey. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was utilised to explore the interrelations between the reform implementation strategy, collective proactive strategies of well-being, as well as reform-related stress and the perceived school impact of the reform. The results showed that the top-down--bottom-up implementation strategy was related to the school impact of the reform and to the use of collective proactive strategies and reduced levels of stress. Collective proactive strategies also contributed to lower stress levels and enhanced school impact. The results indicate that the top-down--bottom-up implementation strategy provides an effective way to promote sustainable school reform in terms of enhancing the collective and cumulative learning and reducing burdening of those involved in the reform. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01