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Judge, Harry – Phi Delta Kappan, 1989
Advertised as a response to a secondary school's crisis in Great Britain, the Education Reform Act (1988) is actually engineering a crisis by attempting to change the nature of British society and politics. Traditional arrangements are yielding to a more centralized educational finance system, a national curriculum, and increased teacher…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Educational Change, Government Role, Policy Formation
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Bousted, Mary – English in Education, 1993
Considers the educational views espoused by the Centre for Policy Studies of Great Britain as revealed in recent publications. Examines the strategies used by this group to block meaningful dialog. Argues for a more comprehensive concept of English instruction, and outlines such an agenda. (HB)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Feldman, Marvin – 1984
Contrary to expectations a decade ago, the United States has not buried the dichotomy between vocational education and academic education. Instead, as shown by the publication of the report, "A Nation at Risk," the academic community is again declaring war on the vocational education establishment. This report, which stresses the need…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Back to Basics, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change