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Wise, Arthur E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Lists 10 premises affecting the future of teaching, including trends toward teacher shortages, declining entry standards, unattractive salaries and working conditions, and standardized curricula. Presents three scenarios: business-as-usual, two-tiered (permanent senior teacher cadres instructing temporary teachers), and a professional scenario…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Supply, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Lieberman, Myron – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Critiques Chester Finn's analysis (EA 518 431, this issue) of teachers unions, outlining the ambiguities in Finn's theories. (MD)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Bennett, William J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Summarizes "First Lessons," the author's 1986 report on elementary schooling. Acknowledges society's complexity, the nation's ethnic and socioeconomic diversity, parents' importance, and changing family structure. Examines curriculum content and quality, principal and teacher effectiveness, and school policy issues, including the need for rigorous…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
