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| Interchange | 4 |
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| Canada | 4 |
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Foulds, Jim – Interchange, 1976
The provincial movement toward a "return to the basics" in Ontario seems more a matter of political manipulation than a concern for legitimate educational concepts. (MB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Centralization, Educational Trends, Political Influences
Bognar, Carl – Interchange, 1976
The "return to the basics" movement, emphasizing clear, specifiable skills, has stirred interest at all levels of the Canadian educational community. (MB)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends
Shukyn, Murray; Simon, Roger – Interchange, 1976
Ontario's curriculum development centralization is examined in respect to (1) definition and implementation, (2) narrowed curricular possibilities, (3) constraining aspects of standardized evaluation, and (4) narrowed teacher professionalism. (MB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Centralization, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Wells, Thomas L. – Interchange, 1976
Curriculum policy in Ontario reflects concern for local curriculum development and a return to "the basics" and also (1) developing confidence and self-worth in the individual child, (2) raising proficiencies in the skills fundamental to future learning, (3) preparing for participation in society, and (4) inculcating moral and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Curriculum Development, Educational Trends
