01093nam a2200253Ia 4500 TVU_21045 210423s9999 xx 000 0 und d 0807742007 9780807742006 eng 379.1 D201 National standards and school reform in Japan and the United States Gary DeCoker ; foreword by Susan H. Fuhrman New York Teachers College Press xx, 218 p. ill. 24 cm Includes bibliographical references and index Explores the implications of a national US curriculum through the study of Japanese education. It suggests that the US educational system lacks certain organizational mechanisms that support student achievement and would facilitate teacher involvement in the educational reform process Education; Education; Curriculum change; Curriculum change; Comparative education Gary DeCoker; foreword by Susan H. Fuhrman Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh