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Download full textParker, Walter; Jarolimek, John – 1984
Designed as a tool to help social studies educators promote their discipline, this volume outlines the critical role of social studies in the K-12 curriculum and the part social studies educators must take in assuring that this role is understood and accepted by parents, school boards, and legislators. Material is divided into four chapters.…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Basic Skills, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education
Yarrington, Roger; And Others – 1982
This series of Junior College Resource Reviews focuses on the community college's role in literacy development. After Roger Yarrington's overview of the topic, Robert McCabe and Susan Skidmore consider "The Literacy Crisis and American Education." In light of the changing nature of work and the severe decline in the communication skills of youth,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Basic Skills, College Role
Mitchell, Anita – 1980
This paper explores the issue of establishing and evaluating objectives for local career education programs. It presents a perspective on the state of the art based on reviews of the literature. Although it is addressed principally to local program developers and managers, the paper is also aimed at state career education coordinators. After a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Career Awareness, Career Education
Peer reviewedJohnson, B. Lamar, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1982
Issues in defining and conceptualizing general education in the two-year college are examined in this collection of essays. After introductory remarks, B. Lamar Johnson reviews the findings of the 1952 California Study of General Education and discusses their current applicability. Next, K. Patricia Cross reviews trends in general education from…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Magisos, Joel H.; And Others – 1984
The papers in this compilation address excellence in vocational education from the perspectives of four educational levels--secondary, postsecondary, adult, and teacher education. The implications of the recent national study reports on education are examined for each level, and standards of excellence and recommendations for action are suggested.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development
De Bevoise, Wynn – 1983
According to traditional measures, the productivity of the American worker has declined. If education's contribution to economic productivity is to be imprortant in this decade, the measures need better definition. Technology has affected our perception of how much education is required to keep pace with growth. Those who believe there is a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
