Title
Westbury, Ian, "Making Curricula: Why Do States Make Curricula, and How?" pp. 45-65 in F. Michael Connelly, Ming Fang He, and JoAnn Phillion, eds., The SAGE Handbook of Curriculum and Instruction. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2008.
Annotation
Describes how states manage curriculum making and reforms; includes examples from several countries
Broad Topical Focus
Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline
Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study
Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study
Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic
Curriculum and Politics, Government Role in Educational Research & Development, Comparative Curriculum, Content Selection and Organization
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