Inevitable Controversies and Lingering Effects: Curriculum Reform in a Unified Associate- and Bachelor-Granting System

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Abstract

We present a case study of community college faculty’s involvement in curriculum-making as part of instructional reform at the City University of New York. We illustrate how organizational influences specific to community colleges in unified systems shape curricular conversation (Pinar, 2019). Using Moulton and Sanford’s (2017) framework for policy implementation as strategic action, we identify how moments of crisis and stability inform the development and operationalization of new curricular agreements.

Authors

• Michael Brown, Iowa State University

• Stephanie Sowl, Iowa State University