The implementation of curriculum innovation : An examination of the factors affecting the use of the science 5/13 project in trial schools after the trial period.

Abstract

First paragraph: The central focus of this research is the implementation of curriculum innovation: this is examined by looking in detail at one particular innovation, the Schools Council project, Science 5/13, and attempting to isolate factors affecting its use. The research has been undertaken in a sample of those schools who tried out the project materials in the initial trial stages. These schools were contacted a number of years after the completion of the trials to examine the development of the project in the post trial period.