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Peer reviewedSmith, 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
Download full textGardner, David P.; And Others – 1983
This report: (1) investigates the declining state of the educational system in America, as measured by high school student performance in the United States and other countries; (2) identifies specific problem areas; and (3) offers multiple recommendations for improvement. The five major recommendations arrived at appear, respectively, under the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Back to Basics, Comparative Education
National Commission on Excellence in Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1984
This report: (1) investigates the declining state of the educational system in America, as measured by high school student performance in the United States and other countries; (2) identifies specific problem areas; and (3) offers multiple recommendations for improvement. The five major recommendations arrived at appear, respectively, under the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Back to Basics, Comparative Education
American Association of School Administrators, Arlington, VA. – 1983
The National Commission on Excellence in Education authored a report, "A Nation At Risk," that investigates the declining state of the educational system in America, identifies specific problem areas, and offers multiple recommendations for improvement. This publication is designed to help school administrators use the Commission's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Administrator Guides, Back to Basics
