Curriculum Change within Policy and Practice

PART I. Perspectives on junior cycle reform.- Chapter 1. Reforming curriculum: policy optimism meets practice; Damian Murchan and Keith Johnston.- Chapter 2. Teachers' and parents' perspectives on curriculum reform; Melanie NíDhuinn, Mark Prendergast, Chris Byrne.- Chapter 3. Student voice in curriculum reform; Paula Flynn, Nóirín Hayes.- Chapter 4. Media/ting educational reform: Junior cycle reform in the media; Ann Devitt.- PART II. Reforming curriculum and pedagogy.- Chapter 5. Key-skills in the context of 21st century teaching and learning; Keith Johnston.- Chapter 6. Opportunities and challenges in the reform of junior cycle language curricula; Ann Devitt, Noel Ó Murchadha.- Chapter 7. Reforming the junior cycle: Lessons from Project Maths; Chris Byrne, Mark Prendergast, Elizabeth Oldham.- Chapter 8. Putting the A into STEAM: Junior cycle reform in music; Marita Kerin, Susan McCormick.- Chapter 9. Bearding the lion: reforming assessmentin junior cycle; Damian Murchan.- PART III. Planning and implementing change.- Chapter 10. The politics of educational reform; Clive Byrne.- Chapter 11. The Junior Cycle reform from a comparative perspective: assessment as curriculum practice according to Irish, Finnish and Swedish teachers; Maija Salokangas, Gerry Harvey, Wieland Wermke.- Chapter 12. Leading organisational change to support junior cycle reform; Eileen O’Connor, Damian Murchan.- Chapter 13. Junior cycle reform: looking forward;