For many years A.V. Kelly was Dean of Education and Professor of Curriculum Studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is now retired but continues to work in Education.
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PART ONE: THE CONCEPT OF CHANGE Response to the Notion of Change Technological Change and Social Change Education and Change Concepts of Curriculum Summary and Conclusions PART TWO: EDUCATIONAL CHANGE: A THEORETICAL OVERVIEW Curriculum Change The Background Early Theories of Curriculum Change Recent and Emergent Theoretical Perspectives Summary and Conclusions PART THREE: NATIONAL AGENCIES AND CURRICULUM CHANGE Agencies for Supporting Curriculum Change and Development The Impact of Agencies for Assessment and Monitoring Agencies for Policy Implementation and Control Summary and Conclusions PART FOUR: SCHOOL-CENTRED INNOVATION School-Centred Innovation The Origins School-Based Curriculum Development Action Research School Self-Evaluation and School-Based Review Summary and Conclusions PART FIVE: CURRICULUM CHANGE AND EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE Rhetoric The Legitimation of Discourse Summary and Conclusions