Contexts and Innovation: a case study of the use of CPVE with A-level students
Titel:
Contexts and Innovation: a case study of the use of CPVE with A-level students
Auteur:
Hodkinson, Phil
Verschenen in:
Educational studies
Paginering:
Jaargang 17 (1991) nr. 2 pagina's 191-203
Jaar:
1991
Inhoud:
Within the post-16 scene in England, curriculum innovation is currently endemic. Such change is often viewed as taking place in two separate contexts, the practical context of the classroom, and the theoretical, debating context of staffroom and LEA. Both contexts are explored through one case study of a teacher-led innovation, attempting to use part-time CPVE with A-level students. It is shown that the contexts are not separate, but closely linked, in an organic and dialectical way. In the instance reported, the dysfunctional nature of these inter-relationships was a major point of weakness in the innovation. The paper concludes that previous notions in the literature about the separation of the two contexts are over-simplified, and that both innovators and researchers should show greater awareness of these interrelationships in future.
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