José Gimeno Sacristán

An evaluation of educational reform experiences in Spain: the Andalusian case∗

Abstract This paper offers a synthesis of the valuation reports of a substantial Reform of pedagogical practice in some Andalusian schools, stressing the implementation, development, impairment, reordering and later abandonment of the Reform experiment from the many‐sided perspective of the different agents involved. The experimental Reform, promoted by the Administration and affecting the secondary level (sixth, seventh and eighth levels) included 104 schools all over the eight Andalusian provinces. Quantitative analytical techniques for studying large samples were used, such as open, closed and semistructured questionnaires, ability tests and open interviews, together with qualitative techniques for studying individual cases, supported by observation, interviews and a process of triangulation with the different social workers involved, through a long stay in each school. Perceptions and perspectives of teachers, administrators, pupils and parents were compiled at two different points, pre‐test and post‐...