ICLS 2000 Proceedings
Designing for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities: A Case Study of the Role of Local Context in Shaping Curricular Adaptation
Lisa M. Bouillion, Louis M. Gomez
School of Education & Social Policy
Northwestern University
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Evanston, IL 60208
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Email: l-bouillion@nwu.edu, l-gomez@nwu.edu
Abstract: Understanding how curricular innovations get adapted when implemented in culturally and linguistically diverse schooling contexts is critical to making inroads toward the goals of dissemination and scale-up of school reform. This paper examines the role of local context in shaping curricular adaptation through a case study of teachers' implementation of a curricular design which aims to align school and out-of-school communities in mutual benefit partnerships. Our analysis characterizes how this innovation is adapted to meet local goals and suggests the need to make visible in the design how specific structures and strategies can be used in support of local goals.
Keywords: teacher beliefs and practices, diversity, home-school connections, educational reform
Preferred Citation Format:
Bouillion, L.M., & Gomez, L.M. (2000). Designing for Culturally
and Linguistically Diverse Communities: A Case Study of the Role
of Local Context in Shaping Curricular Adaptation. In B. Fishman
& S. O'Connor-Divelbiss (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International
Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 302-309). Mahwah,
NJ: Erlbaum.
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