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ERIC Number: EJ450795
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-7942
Homework: A Historical Perspective or the Merry-Go-Round Goes Round and Round!
Foyle, Harvey
Southern Social Studies Journal, v17 n2 p15-24 Spr 1992
Explores the modern history of homework, beginning with its origins in eighteenth-century England. Discusses early educational reformers' resistance to homework. Reports that former Soviet space advances spurred a U.S. reexamination of homework through the 1960s and 1970s. Examines the contemporary view of homework as an inexpensive means of getting students to study more. Offers recommendations for teachers. (SG)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Social Environment, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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