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Dobbs, Stephen M., Ed. – 1979
The document presents 14 essays designed to help art educators understand the nature and scope of basic education and what and how the arts contribute to it. John Goodlad presents a basis for considering the arts as an essential ingredient of schooling. A. Graham Down discusses the concerns of the Council for Basic Education and suggests that arts…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Art Teachers, Back to Basics

Woodring, Paul – Journal of Geography, 1984
Geography instruction provides a basis for more education and for life. A knowledge of geography is basic to the study of history, economics, political science, geology, biology, and many other disciplines. Geographical knowledge is essential for daily activities such as reading a newspaper or comprehending world events. (RM)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Hammerman, Elizabeth; Hammerman, Donald – Outdoor Communicator, 1985
Outlines current criticism of education and argues in favor of outdoor education as a creative and successful means to meet basic educational needs. Discusses specifically the role of outdoor education with regard to effective learning, developing basic concepts, developing essential learning skills, appreciation of the natural environment, and…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Concept Formation, Educational Needs
Miller, Juliet V.; And Others – 1984
This set of five digests provides an overview of the issue of attaining excellence in vocational education. The first digest deals with effective schools research, characteristics of effective schools, implications of effective schools research for high school vocational education, and strategies for improving school effectiveness. Covered in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Career Education