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ERIC Number: EJ242317
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Feb
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Religion Studies and "Back to Basics"--Friends or Foes?
McMillan, Richard C.
Educational Leadership, v38 n5 p399-401 Feb 1981
Supreme Court rulings specify that the study of religion in the the public schools must be undertaken from an objective point of view and as part of a program of secular (rather than religious) education. However, the "Back to Basics" movement is a conservative educational philosophy with strong moral and religious overtones. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Religious Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Back to Basics; Supreme Court