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S0126 · grip_france_curriculum_analysis · registry identity

Positions du GRIP sur la crise de l'école

GRIP · 2011
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P09 — Replacing a common national curriculum with locally determined, individualised curricula causes national declines in both achievement and…
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2016 · Why Knowledge Matters
Analysis by GRIP (Group for Interdisciplinary Studies of the Curriculum) on the disintegration of the primary curriculum.
direct The disintegration of the primary school curriculum is the primary cause of the French educational crisis.
ch 7 · expert_testimony · wkm:ch7_E31
Warrant (implicit): Expert consensus among specialists focusing on curriculum design is the most reliable indicator of the root cause of systemic educational failure.
could fail ifThe group (GRIP) may have a confirmation bias or an ideological commitment to traditionalism that leads them to overlook non-curricular causes like teacher pay or school funding.
Objective measures of French teacher quality, budgets, and school buildings remaining constant over time.
direct Key factors of French education—including teacher quality, budgets, and preschools—remained constant during the post-1989 curricular shift.
ch prologue · empirical_study · wkm:chprologue_E8
Warrant (implicit): If major institutional inputs such as funding, infrastructure, and teacher certification remain stable, then any change in student achievement must be attributed to the remaining variable of curriculum.
could fail ifUnmeasured cultural shifts, such as changes in parental involvement or the rise of digital technology, could influence outcomes independently of budgets and curriculum.
2024 · The Ratchet Effect
An analysis by an association of French teachers and researchers (GRIP) identifying curriculum disintegration as the source of school failure.
direct The analysis by French teachers that a national curriculum is a necessary condition for the democratization of education has not been seriously heeded in France.
ch appendix-i · expert_testimony · re:chappendix-i_E28
Warrant (implicit): The consensus of professional teacher associations regarding the cause of student failure is a reliable diagnosis of the system's structural problems.
could fail ifProfessional associations often have an interest in advocating for specific curricula that align with their members' autonomy or workload preferences rather than student outcomes.
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  • GRIP, 2011 positions
  • Groupe de Recherches Interdisciplinaires sur les Programmes (GRIP)
  • Positions du grip sur la crise de l'école (Endnote 8)