Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4941665 | Teaching and Teacher Education | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Innovative policies often enter schools as educational artifacts which teachers are expected to implement. Conceptualizing the interaction between teachers and artifacts as a process of interpretative negotiation, we use frame analysis to unravel the implementation practices of one exemplary artifact: the TraPS-file. This file aims at warranting continuity in educational care when students make the transition from primary to secondary school. Based on an artifact analysis and a qualitative multiple-case study, we identify three configurations in implementation: faithful use, selective use and extended use. The study adds further evidence to critically question the fidelity approach in the study of innovations.
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Authors
Karen Vermeir, Geert Kelchtermans, Virginie März,