ERIC Number: ED146620
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976
Pages: 214
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A Study of Kentucky Folklore as a Resource for High School English Programs of the State.
Guthrie, Charles Snow
A survey of 30 Kentucky high school English department heads known to have phase-elective programs indicated that 40% of the high schools had folklore as an offering; 60% believed that an anthology of Kentucky folklore would be valuable. No teacher reported more than nine hours of college or university folklore course work; most had had none. A separate questionnaire to private colleges and universities in Kentucky indicated that seven offered one or more undergraduate folklore courses applicable to a teaching certificate for English majors; three offered work at the graduate level; and one offered an undergraduate minor in folklore for teacher trainees. An anthology of Kentucky folklore was compiled from previously published and archived material, suitable for use in phase-elective English courses. It contains samplings of myths, legends, folktales, folksongs, rhymes, proverbs, tongue twisters, and riddles. (Author/AA)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Doctoral Dissertations, Elective Courses, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Folk Culture, Instructional Materials, Secondary Education, State Surveys
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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky
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