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Shor, Ira – Journal of Basic Writing, 1997
Gives historical background of basic writing. Contends that elite language instruction has included some and excluded others. Discusses "tracking." States that formal education offers a top-down, business-oriented agenda: basic skills, vocationalism, work discipline, and citizenship. Considers basic writing a containment track below…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Higher Education, Mainstreaming, Open Enrollment
Woolman, David C. – 1979
Although the Shah of Iran should be admired for his efforts to use education to deal with formidable social challenges, his goal of producing a modern state in a single generation was unrealistic. Entrenched traditional values and unpredicted economic changes such as the need in 1977 to slow down Iran's rate of growth in the face of runaway…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries