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Peer reviewedLittle, Graham – English In Australia, 1977
Describes the educational trend being debated in the United States and its effect on English instruction there and in Australia. (RL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Change, Educational Trends, English Instruction
Peer reviewedRobinson, H. Alan – High School Journal, 1978
The author proposes four steps to improve reading and writing skills instruction in secondary schools, in line with the call for a return to "basics" in the CBS television special "Is Anyone Out There Learning?" All articles in this journal issue comment on this television program. (SJL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Documentaries, Educational Problems, News Reporting
Download full textEducation Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1977
Since the U.S. Office of Education figures showed (at the time of this report) that on the average, 850,000 young people were dropping out of high school every year, 800,000 more were graduated from high school with no specific marketable skills, and 900,000 were dropping out of universities, junior colleges, and training schools, the study…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Basic Skills, Blacks, Communication Skills
