Issues in Basic Education. NAESP School Leadership Digest Second Series, Number 12. ERIC/CEM Research Analysis Series, Number 27.

Autor/in	Schofield, Dee
Institution	National Association of Elementary School Principals, Washington, DC.; ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR.
Titel	Issues in Basic Education. NAESP School Leadership Digest Second Series, Number 12. ERIC/CEM Research Analysis Series, Number 27.
Quelle	(1976), (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Authoritarianism; Basic Skills; Discipline; Educational Philosophy; Elementary Secondary Education; Functional Literacy; Language Skills; Mathematics Education; Nontraditional Education; Political Attitudes; Political Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autoritarismus; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Disziplin; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Funktionale Kompetenz; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Mathematische Bildung; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss
Abstract	The back-to-basics movement in part has resulted from public alarm over the increase in functional illiteracy--students' inability to solve everyday problems requiring basic language and mathematics skills. Although not all its adherents are politically and educationally conservative, those who support fundamentalist schools certainly are. These schools emphasize uniform authority-centered education, strict discipline, and respect for the values of the dominant culture, as well as the traditional "Three R's." These back-to-basics schools are growing in popularity, though many educators are critical of what they consider the regressive tendencies of fundamentalist education. The author summarizes the thinking of theorists, such as Alfred North Whitehead, who suggest that language and mathematic skills, as traditionally defined, do not constitute the true basics of education. Instead, the cognitive, affective, and developmental skills necessary for mature and effective communication are the proper educational goals. The author concludes that it would be regrettable if the pressing problem of illiteracy becomes rigidly linked with fundamentalist conservatism. (Author)
Anmerkungen	National Association of Elementary School Principals, 1801 North Moore Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209 ($1.50)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC