Science Education and Systemic Change: The Challenge of Sustaining Reform

9805078世纪科学教育与系统变革：持续改革的挑战，关注的问题是如何保持最初教育变革过程的成果，并随着时间的推移支持持续的改革。在更广泛的可持续性研究中，该研究特别关注科学教育改革的系统方法，以及外部资金在启动可持续改革方面可以发挥的作用。本研究的目的是确定和记录学校系统中有助于持续教育变革的因素。其目的是为目前正在改进其科学教育项目的地区以及考虑在未来这样做的地区提供信息，这些信息可以帮助他们更有战略地、更有效地建立长期改进的基础设施。具体来说，这项研究的重点是10到30年前开始实施K-6科学教育计划的9个社区。这些社区在资金来源和项目寿命方面各不相同。本研究调查了这些社区如何以及在多大程度上维持了他们的科学教育计划，以及促成这种可持续性的因素。

9805078CenturyScience Education and Systemic Change: The Challenge of Sustaining Reform, focuses on the question of how to maintain the gains of an initial educational change process and support continuing reform over time. Within the broader study of sustainability, the research pays particular attention to the systemic approach to science education reform as well as the role that external funds can play in initiating reforms that are sustained. The goal of this study is to identify and document factors in school systems that contribute to sustained educational change. The purpose is to provide districts now engaged in improving their science education programs and districts that are considering doing so in the future, with information that can help them more strategically and effectively build an infrastructure for long-term improvement. Specifically, this study focuses on nine communities with K-6 science education programs begun 10 to 30 years ago. These communities differ in their sources of funding as well as the longevity of their programs. This study investigates how and the extent to which these communities have sustained their science education programs and the factors that have contributed to this sustainability.