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Evans, Charles S.; Weible, Thomas D. – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1983
A survey of parents in urban and rural school districts showed a strong belief in the importance of elementary school social studies and more support for innovations such as the curriculum guidelines of the National Council for the Social Studies than publicity about demands to return to basics would suggest. (IS)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Curriculum Guides, Discovery Learning, Educational Change
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1989
This staff report summarizes testimony on competitiveness and the quality of the American work force. The testimony was received during 9 days of hearings held between September 23 and December 3, 1987, that featured 52 witnesses including federal and state officials, educators, business and labor leaders, and scholars. Contents comprise prepared…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Educational Improvement