What Americans Study
- Author(s):
- Goertz, Margaret E.
- Publication Year:
- 1989
- Source:
- ETS Policy Information Center Report
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 27
- Subject/Key Words:
- Elective Courses, Grade 4, Grade 8, Graduation Requirements, Course Selection (Students), Educational Change, Educational Quality, Curriculum, College Bound Seniors
Abstract
This Policy Information Report discusses a central theme of educational reform in the 1980s: increasing course requirements in key academic subjects. This report provides information about what was being studied and how this changed over time for high school graduates and college-bound seniors. It also describes course-taking patterns for 11th-, 8th-, and 4th-grade students.
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