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50 Years of ERIC
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The De-Professionalization of Teachers.
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McDaniel, Thomas R. – Educational Forum, 1979
Eight criteria for judging professional status are reviewed and related to teachers. Concludes that teachers are schoolroom craftspeople. (LRA)
Descriptors: Criteria, Educational Specifications, Individual Characteristics, Professional Occupations
Creation and Evolution: Questions and Quandaries.
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McDaniel, Thomas R. – Educational Forum, 1983
The author pursues the question of the proper role of public schools in teaching evolution or creationism. He reviews pertinent court battles and legislation and examines the debate about whether evolution and creationism constitute scientific truth or theory. (SK)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Creationism, Evolution, Public Schools
Inquiries into Excellence: A Reexamination of a Familiar Concept.
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McDaniel, Thomas R. – Educational Forum, 1985
Discusses various assumptions about excellence in education: (1) excellence must be imposed on the educational establishment by those who are outside education; (2) test scores are the best indications of excellence; and (3) American education will become excellent only if we adopt a common core of academic subjects that all students must…
Descriptors: Competition, Conventional Instruction, Discipline, Educational Assessment