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Download full textCowen, John E., Ed. – The Reading Instruction Journal, 1980
This journal issue addresses itself to the humanism versus back to basics controversy in education by focusing on its relationship to reading skills. The eight articles explore the following issues: (1) the importance of reading skills as a foundation for any type of curriculum; (2) the necessity of some balance between teaching basic skills and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanism, Humanistic Education
Davis, James E., Ed.; And Others – Focus: Teaching English Language Arts, 1979
The 17 articles in this journal issue focus on a response to the basics movement. Specific topics covered in the articles include the following: a definition of literacy, the meaning of the basics, the back-to-the-basics movement from a historical-linguistic perspective, behavior modification and the teaching of English composition, developing…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Blake, Robert W., Ed. – Impact on Instructional Improvement, 1979
The five articles in this journal issue are intended for use by school administrators, and provide information on how to organize effective programs for achieving student writing competency. The first article discusses the development of New York State's Preliminary and Regents Competency Tests in Writing, analyzes sample student responses to one…
Descriptors: Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Content
Murphy, Joseph A.; And Others – AATF National Bulletin, 1987
The American Association of Teachers of French has proposed professional standards of competence for French teachers based on three principles: (1) teacher development is a continuum beginning in graduate study and extending throughout the professional career; (2) accreditation and evaluation of teacher education programs should take into account…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Curriculum Design, French, Higher Education
West, B. Bradley, Ed.; Gress, James R., Ed. – The Journal of the Michigan Association of Teacher Educators and the Ohio Association of Teacher Educators, 1990
The articles in this journal address aspects of the general theme, "Development of the Teaching Profession," and report on research in brain dominance and certification practices. The following articles are in the theme features section: (1) "Collecting Garbage, Driving Trucks, and Waiting Tables: The Economic Reality of…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLong, Maxine M., Ed.; McCleary, William J., Ed. – English Record, 1980
The seven articles in this journal issue deal with the politics and practice of teaching writing. The articles focus on the following topics: (1) efforts to establish educational accountability, including competency based teacher education, licensing of teachers, and minimum competency testing; (2) methods for teaching students to use intuition in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Autobiographies, Basic Skills, Cohesion (Written Composition)
EFF Voice, 2001
This newsletter reports on the activities of Equipped for the Future (EFF), which is a National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) initiative that develops content standards to ensure that every adult can gain the knowledge and skills needed to fulfill real-world responsibilities as workers, parents, and citizens. A message from the NIFL…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Development
