Back to Basics and the Desegregated School.

Rosenholtz, Susan J.; Cohen, Elizabeth G.

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Publication Date: 1983-May

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Back to Basics and the Desegregated School.

Rosenholtz, Susan J.; Cohen, Elizabeth G.

Elementary School Journal, v83 n5 p515-27 May 1983

Argues that a conventional "back-to-basics" classroom structure (with emphasis on drill, recitation, and ability grouping; a narrow view of curriculum; and reliance on comparative marking and grading as the sole method of evaluation) will reinforce racist beliefs about intellectual incompetence of minority children. (RH)

Descriptors: Back to Basics, Classroom Desegregation, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Minority Groups, Racial Bias, Reading Ability, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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