TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL STUDIES ATTRIBUTES
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to examine how teachers' perceptions of five curricular characteristics-relative advantage, compatibility, trialability, observability, and complexity-affected implementation of the revised Manitoba Social Studies Curriculum. Twenty-two female teachers from a rural and urban school division from each of grades 1-6 were interviewed with the aid of a Likert-type instrument. The results indicated that teachers in this study perceived curricular characteristics as important factors in the implementation process. Significant differences between the two groups were noted for complexity and observability. Also, administrative support was found to be important in the implementation process. RÉSUMÉ Ce projet de recherche avait pour objet d'analyser la façon dont la perception par les enseignants de cinq caractéristiques du programme d'études-avantage relatif, compatibilité, essayabilité, observabilité et complexité-a affecté la mise en place du programme de sciences humaines révisé au Manitoba. Vingt-deux enseignantes de la première à la sixième année d'une commission scolaire rurale et d'une commission urbaine ont été interrogées à l'aide d'un instrument de type Likert. Il ressort de ce sondage que les enseignantes participant à cette étude perçoivent les caractéristiques du programme d'études comme des paramètres impôrtants du processus de mise en place. Des différences significatives ont été constatées entre les deux groupes au chapitre de la complexité et de l'observabilité. Par ailleurs, on a constaté que le soutien administratif revêtait de l'importance dans le processus de mise en place.Downloads
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1993-01-01
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Binda, K. (1993). TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL STUDIES ATTRIBUTES. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 28(001). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8076
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