As a Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin, he had access to its library system, public records, and works of scholars throughout North America. He produced an impressive monograph on the OBE movement, dealing with OBE at the local, state, and national level. Well, I don't know what OBE really is. Dr. Jones' monograph has been used by Wisconsin state officials and journalists such as Robert Holland of the Richmond Times-Dispatch to determine what OBE is. He presents a bounty of information in an entertaining way.
Educators are fond of talking about their philosophies.
Sometimes they are just using high sounding rhetoric. Or they imply that a philosophy is somehow research based. In the primer, Dr. Jones has collected a series of entertaining essays dealing with various educational philosophies and ideologies. All are thoroughly referenced. Choosing Effective Instructional Programs, Learning to Read and Whole Language Ideology, and A Critique of the NCTM Curriculum Standards.