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Elias, Maurice J.; Nayman, Samuel J.; Duffell, Joan C.; Kim, Sarah A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2017
Considering the key role of social-emotional and character development (SECD) competencies in college, career, and life success--and considering that many of those competencies are teachable--there is no excuse for failing to incorporate them systematically into our education system. That would be the equivalent of depriving children of oxygen.…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Skill Development, Policy Formation
Layton, Donald H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1975
Reviews the accomplishments, goals, and problems of the commission during its first ten years. (IRT)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, National Organizations, National Programs
Truby, Roy – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
The court decision required high-quality educational standards to be written in specific detail. The master plan identified four elements of an effective educational system: standards for high-quality programs and services; required administrative and instructional practices; equitable funding methods; and accountability. (PB)
Descriptors: Accountability, Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Objectives
Yudof, Mark G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
Educational policy climate of the 1980s is being shaped not by educational research but by appeals to public opinion that emphasize standardized achievements, local classrooms, heightened yet vague requirements of teachers, technological solutions to educational problems, and private school methods. (JW)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Planning, Educational Policy