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Peer reviewedDunn, Mary Anna – Educational Leadership, 2000
Established in 1973, a progressive Charlotte, North Carolina, elementary school has been subjected to trends and pressures (particularly the back-to-basics and direct- instruction movements) that threatened its integrity and survival. Irwin Avenue must cover citywide academic objectives, but organizes its curriculum around themes and active,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Back to Basics, Curriculum Design, Diversity (Student)
Wyatt, Doris; And Others – 1982
Three English courses, based on the idea that subject matter, basic skills, and values are three separate areas that can be taught simultaneously, are described in this paper. The course described in the first section, "Women and Literature," combines interesting thematic material and values clarification with practice in traditional composition…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Educational Philosophy
