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Thomson, Alastair – Adults Learning, 2011
Political leaders like to put forward guiding ideas or themes which pull their individual decisions into a broader narrative. For John Major it was Back to Basics, for Tony Blair it was the Third Way and for David Cameron it is the Big Society. While Mr. Blair relied on Lord Giddens to add intellectual weight to his idea, Mr. Cameron's legacy idea…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Politics of Education
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Cumming-Potvin, Wendy – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
Celebrating and responding equitably to diversity have become increasingly essential for teachers' work in the new millennium, which is characterized by shifting local and global communities. Aiming to broaden conceptions of teacher education within a predominantly "back to basics" literacy environment, this article draws on selected…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Social Justice, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
Perso, Thelma – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2007
Politicians have used the promise of "back to basics in our schools" as an educational platform for some time now, possibly in recognition that this is something the general population perceives as an issue they might just vote for. In the various positions the author has held, both professional and in community service, she has been…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Cognitive Processes, Parliamentary Procedures, Foreign Countries
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Atweh, Bill; Goos, Merrilyn – Australian Journal of Education, 2011
The release of the "Australian curriculum: Mathematics" has generated considerable debate in the education community. Some educators warn that this debate has centred on mathematical content and skills, setting the conditions for a "back to basics" movement in line with the political rhetoric that accompanied the national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Development
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Wang, Weiping – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
This study examined the impact of the 2+2 Alternative Teacher Performance Appraisal System that has been implemented in Shanxi province in China. A mixed research design was used to evaluate the program. Six high schools and a total of 78 teachers (13 teachers in each school) in Shanxi province were selected. Three of the schools participated in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Design, Educational Change, Back to Basics
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Bennett, Paul W.; Jones, Richard A. – History and Social Science Teacher, 1986
This article offers a brief review of the writing of Jean-Paul Desbiens, an educational reformer and Quebec education official known as "Brother Anonymous." Juxtaposes two different articles by Desbiens, exposing the contradictions and conflicts between them. (JDH)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Educational Change, Educational History, Foreign Countries
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McMurtry, John – Canadian Social Studies, 1991
Asserts that Canadian schools should be educating students in the historically developed subjects matters. Suggests that a back-to-basics approach to education fails to appreciate the traditional subject matters as great sagas of human discovery. Concludes that schools are largely anti-intellectual places that are not inquiry driven and do not…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Back to Basics, Core Curriculum, Educational Environment
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Osborne, Ken – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1992
Discusses the current state of Canadian high schools. Examines the goal of competitiveness as a national policy and the debate over the purposes of education. Explores (1) a greater emphasis on basic subjects; (2) the use of performance indicators; (3) the demand for accountability; and (4) dropout rates. Argues that an economic agenda for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Back to Basics, Competition, Dropout Rate
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Jardine, David W.; Clifford, Patricia; Friesen, Sharon; LaGrange, Annette – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2001
An ongoing study has found that the "basics" in contemporary educational theory are actually the smallest, most easily isolated and most easily testable fragments of knowledge in a discipline--abstractions produced by complex analysis. The project is exploring an alternative version of "basicness" in which the complex, often ambiguous realm of a…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Educational Attitudes, Educational Theories
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Comber, Barbara; Nichols, Susan – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2004
As part of the Commonwealth's drive to enhance Australia's competitiveness in the global economy, Australia is five years from implementing "National Benchmarks" to leverage measurable literacy outcomes from schools. This "back to basics" agenda is in tension with another drive to foster advanced thinking skills in children. Teachers are being…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Back to Basics, Thinking Skills, Literacy
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Holt, Maurice – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1996
Introduces a symposium on British school reform under the 1988 Education Reform Act. In England and the United States, school reform is driven by "conservative restoration" forces that emerged in Western democracies about 15 years ago. English reforms embody a relentless program of government initiatives inspired by free-market doctrines…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Conferences, Conservatism, Educational Change
Elliott, Alison, Ed. – Early Childhood Australia, 2006
"Every Child" is Australia's premier early childhood publication, aimed at anyone involved in the care and education of children from birth to eight years-in particular child care professionals, teachers, child care students and the parents of young children. Published quarterly, it contains informative and entertaining articles on such…
Descriptors: School Responsibility, Foreign Countries, Back to Basics, Student Adjustment
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Cummins, Jim; Cameron, Linda – English Quarterly, 1994
Presents the debate on linguistic and cultural diversity within the broader discourse of educational reform across Canada. Argues that issues related to English-as-a-Second-Language students have been marginalized in back-to-basics discourse. Critiques this marginalization and analyzes the inherent contradictions of its champions. (HB)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Cultural Differences, Educational Change, Educational Trends
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Bousted, Mary – English in Education, 1993
Considers the educational views espoused by the Centre for Policy Studies of Great Britain as revealed in recent publications. Examines the strategies used by this group to block meaningful dialog. Argues for a more comprehensive concept of English instruction, and outlines such an agenda. (HB)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Emberley, Peter C.; Newell, Waller R. – 1994
This book argues that the Canadian public higher education system should return to the principles of a classical tradition of liberal education, abandoning the experimentation in school curricula and teaching methods of the last three decades. Taking as its point of departure the Ontario government's initiatives concerning destreaming and the…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Classical Literature, Conventional Instruction, Educational Change
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