Paradigm Shift [electronic resource] : The Forgotten Prerequisite for Change / Leonard L. Gregory and Lucille M. Freeman.
This paper argues that the "old paradigm" in education is a collection of assumptions, beliefs, and values that underlie the workings of present-day schools. The old paradigm is based on the notion of education as a meritocratic enterprise, institutional rationality, the positivist approac...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This paper argues that the "old paradigm" in education is a collection of assumptions, beliefs, and values that underlie the workings of present-day schools. The old paradigm is based on the notion of education as a meritocratic enterprise, institutional rationality, the positivist approach to truth, commitment to efficiency, and schooling for the status quo. School restructuring has not occurred, because the dominant "business-as-usual" paradigm around which the school is organized is so strong any new program model eventually adopts the characteristic of the school organization that is in place. The bureaucratic ways in which schools are managed and organized constrain restructuring and serve a sorting function. The middle school concept and authentic assessment are examples of innovative models that disappeared from the school system because they were incorporated by the old paradigm. (LMI) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED396403. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Rural Education Association (Salt Lake City, UT, October 4-6, 1995). |
| Physical Description: | 11 p. |