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Elliot, W. E. Y.; Valenza, R. J. – Computers and the Humanities, 1991
Discusses the authorship of literary works attributed to William Shakespeare. Describes the "modal analysis" authorship identification test's application to the dispute. Concludes that the poems, "Shall I Die" and "Elegy," may not have been written by Shakespeare, whereas eight poems from the collection, "The…
Descriptors: Authors, Computer Science, Literary Criticism, Literary History
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Reid, Charles R. – Urban Education, 1990
Reviews Walter Feinberg's criticisms of educational critics Allan Bloom and E. D. Hirsch. Supports Feinberg's argument that experimentation is the only course still open in education, but argues that his views are informed by the traditional obscurantism of the educational establishment. (FMW)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Criticism, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
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Kyle, William C., Jr., Ed. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1994
Evolution education is of increasing interest to the science education community. This special issue of the "Journal of Research in Science Teaching" has been devoted to the subject of evolution. The following articles are included: (1) "Evolution: Biological Education's Under-Researched Unifying Theme" by Catherine L. Cummins, Sherry S. Demastes,…
Descriptors: Biology, Criticism, Elementary Secondary Education, Evolution
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Huebner, Dwayne – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1991
A paper drafted nearly 30 years ago defines distinctions between theoretical and ideological inquiry, between curricular and noncurricular events, and between instructional and agential kinds of curricular events. (31 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Criticism, Curriculum Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Ideology
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Smelser, Neil J. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1991
Explores conditions that facilitate or obstruct the internationalization of social science knowledge. Distinguishes among facets and types of knowledge and meanings of internationalization. Illustrates the international applicability of knowledge through examinations of classical economics and development theory. Identifies conflicting forces that…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Criticism, Economics, Epistemology
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Richmond, Aaron; Cummings, Rhoda – Journal of Moral Education, 2004
David Carr (2002) has argued against the use of developmental theories as a basis for curriculum development in moral education. Although we find common ground with some aspects of Carr's arguments, we disagree with several of his criticisms of the cognitive-developmental approach to moral education. He confuses romantic ideology (as espoused by…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Ideology, Curriculum Development, Moral Development
Donmoyer, Robert – Cognosos, 1995
This article briefly reviews the central ideas associated with the notion of systemic reform and indicates how these ideas are manifested in the draft of the National Science Education Standards. The draft is critiqued and what the critique suggests about the viability and utility of the notion of systemic reform is considered. The discussion…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Criticism, Educational Change, Evaluation Methods
Nitecki, Joseph Z. – 1995
This study is a sequel to "Metalibrarianship." The previous work formulated a specific model for the philosophical interpretation of librarianship, and the present essay provides a wide-ranging reference to different views on the philosophy of librarianship. The review of philosophical viewpoints about library information science (LIS)…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Criticism, Essays, Higher Education
Ianniello, Raphaella, Ed.; Kemp, Alice Manion, Ed. – 1980
The two papers presented in this compilation were drawn from a conference designed to encourage scholars to continue the rhetorical tradition. The first paper, presented by Dominic A. LaRusso, was the opening address of the conference and discusses the rhetorical tradition of the Renaissance. The second paper, by Phillip Marshall, was the paper…
Descriptors: Audiences, Discourse Analysis, Educational Theories, Intellectual History
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Dai, David Yun – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2002
This article reviews the research suggesting gifted girls are motivationally disadvantaged as well as research on the task, social, and motivational conditions that may explain these differences. A feminist critique of the gender differences research suggests some research strategies that can address and redress some of the problems in research…
Descriptors: Criticism, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Feminism
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Obi, Joe E, Jr. – Journal of Black Studies, 1990
Contends that "disillusionment novels" are characterized by a circumscribed vision of the world which itself is a function of limits set upon the authors by the historical situation of their position in society. Analyzes two Nigerian classic examples of the genre, Chinua Achebe's "A Man of the People" and Wole Soyinka's…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Literature, Authors, Ideology
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Gee, James Paul – Journal of Education, 1989
Argues that the ability to narrate experience relies upon pervasive, culturally shared, and unquestioned myths. Analyzes the oral narrative of a seven-year-old Black female elementary school student. (FMW)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Cultural Background, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices
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Schwartz, Shalom H. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1990
Argues that the individualism-collectivism dichotomy overlooks values that inherently serve both individual and collective interests, ignores values that foster the goals of collectives other than the ingroup, and promotes the mistaken assumption that individualist and collectivist values form opposing syndromes. Suggests refined value types. (FMW)
Descriptors: Criticism, Cross Cultural Studies, Group Behavior, Individualism
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Gee, James Paul – Journal of Education, 1989
Uses the "line and stanza" method to analyze and compare texts representing different cultural backgrounds and ages. Proposes that the textual characteristics identified by the Formalists as the measure of literature are actually the hallmarks of a cross-cultural human capacity for making deep sense of experience. (FMW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross Cultural Studies
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West, Alan N. – Computers and the Humanities, 1991
Discusses the "Regressive Imagery Dictionary," a computerized content analysis technique for evaluating primary process thought in natural language texts. Describes its use in evaluating the King James Bible. Reports that findings are consistent with a fifth degree polynomial function, as suggested by one model of spiritual development…
Descriptors: Christianity, Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, Content Analysis
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