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Manning, Gary, Ed.; Manning, Maryann, Ed. – 1989
This 25-chapter anthology includes the ideas of many of the leading authorities on whole language and contains chapters on the meaning of whole language, the skills movement, reading and writing development, and teacher autonomy. Chapters are: "Whole Language: What's New?" (Bess Altwerger and others); "Language Arts Basics: Advocacy…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Back to Basics, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
Hayes, William – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
For more than one hundred years, the United States has been the scene of academic warfare between traditional and progressive educators. During most of the nation's history, many Americans have assumed that the primary purpose of school is to pass on to children the information and skills necessary to survive in society. This traditional view…
Descriptors: Progressive Education, Educational History, Federal Legislation, Middle Schools