Holding policy-makers to account: exploring 'soft' and 'hard' policy and the implications for curriculum reform

Curriculum implementation as both an educational practice and a policy conundrum has been the focus of academic research since the 1970s. A new perspective is taken in this article by borrowing from the literature on policy implementation in multilevel systems of government. The concepts of 'h...

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Main Authors: Kerry J. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kin-Sang Chan, Ping Kwan Fok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 2011-02-01
Series:London Review of Education
Online Access:https://uclpress.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.1080/14748460.2011.550433