Differences in state- and district-level stakeholders’ perceptions of curriculum coherence and school impact in national curriculum reform

Purpose Shared understandings of curriculum reform within and between the levels of the educational system are suggested to be crucial for the reform to take root. The purpose of this paper is to explore variation in perceived curriculum coherence and school impact among state- and district-level stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach The participants ( n =666) included state- and district-level stakeholders involved in a national curriculum...