Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ209996
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1979
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The Decline in Academic Standards.
Handleman, Chester
Education, v100 n1 p56-62 Fall 1979
Explains declining academic standards as at least partially the result of two decades of innovative teaching. Describes the predicament of high school graduates who cannot read. Explains the hazards of affective, innovative teaching, and the anticipated benefits of returning to traditional education mixed with limited and proven innovative concepts. (SB)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Affective Objectives, Basic Skills, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, Institutional Role, Motivation, Nontraditional Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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