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Smith, D. J. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1989
Reviews publications that examine the quality of American higher education and suggest methods for improving education at the baccalaureate level. The discussion covers the treatment of the role of college libraries in these reports, reactions of librarians to the reports, and the need for librarians to gain full participation in the education…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Back to Basics, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
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Nelson, Jack L. – International Journal of Social Education, 1991
Discusses the educational reform efforts to reorganize the social studies curriculum in the United States. Criticizes a return to conservative, traditional approaches to social studies than emphasize history and geography while ignoring more contemporary ideas. Suggests that, to develop a discipline of social studies, more scholarly pursuit and…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Conservatism, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation