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ERIC Number: EJ298553
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The Problem with Competence.
Glazer, Nathan
American Journal of Education, v92 n3 p306-13 May 1984
After highlighting features of four major reports critiquing American education, addresses three questions: why is there such a uniform mood of discontent with education; why is there such a consensus on traditional means to improve education; and how much success is likely in the attempt to provide a more uniform, higher quality education through traditional means. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Government Role, Merit Pay, Public Schools, Standards
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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