In the past decade or so, there has been an increasing interest in employing a combination of archival and life history methods to understand the complexities of schooling. This book explores the history of the Beal Technical School in order to discuss the methods and problems involved in researching the story of an institution. It offers the…

When you think of great leaders, of course Abraham Lincoln would come to mind. But can the life of a great 19th century president really shed light on what 21st century school leaders should do? "Yes," say authors Harvey Alvy and Pam Robbins. Their book explores how Lincoln's ability to persevere and lead despite adversity provides a compelling…

This guide directs the researcher to materials relating to Carol Gilligan's work in the fields of psychology and gender studies, the scholarly dialogue of her critics, and related authors and works. Its purpose is to present a single resource from which the study of Gilligan's work and influence can grow through varied types of research materials,…

Discusses the distinguishing features of a good biography, the problems of the biographer, and the limitations of biography. The author suggests that the essential duty of a biography is to illustrate what it has meant to be human and to live a life. (AM)

The dissertation examines approaches to the development of artistically gifted students. Benjamin West's life is used to depict self-training and Thomas Eakins's life to illustrate development through a mentor approach. Evaluation of definitional and identification issues is examined along with changes in educational options for artistically…

A guide to the Logan Pearsall Smith Collection at Trinity University Elizabeth Coates Maddux Library in San Antonio, Texas provides a descriptive overview of the collected works of this renowned epigrammatist, critic, essayist, biographer, and authority on the English language. The guide includes a brief biography of Smith (1865-1946), detailed…

Biographies can be used for the enrichment of secondary education social studies classes. Two strategies are presented for helping students to understand the nature, appeal, limitations, and applications of biographies in the social studies. (CJ)

The lives of six prominent female leaders (Sandra Day O'Connor, Maya Angelou, Wilma Mankiller, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Elizabeth Dole, and Mary Kay Ash) are summarized. Similarities are noted and questions and activities provided to encourage discussion by teachers and students. (DB)

Discusses how to evaluate collective biographies of women, offering specific evaluation and selection criteria that examine the author, the collection itself, bias and stereotypes, the relationship of the collective biography's text to other books, and the intended audience. Discusses 29 books that offer collective biographies of women. (SR)

This article offers suggestions for using biographies of famous women aviators with gifted students. Aviators suggested include Ruth Law, Jacqueline Cochran, Bessie Coleman, Beryl Markham, and Amelia Earhart. Teaching suggestions include creative book sharing, integration with map work, and student projects based on these lives. (Contains…

This is a guide for recording one's family history. With the use of tape recorders, recording or home videotape systems and simple interviewing techniques, anyone--child or adult--can easily prepare oral biographies to track their families' chronicles. The guide presents instructions for interviewing relatives and friends. Included is a…

"Kappan" editors recommend Michael Ignatieff's biography of Isaiah Berlin and insightful novels by Barbara Kingsolver, Pat Conroy, Wally Lamb, Edwidge Danticat, and Doris Lessing. Neil Postman's "The End of Education" (1995) advocates exploiting diversity to define standards. Ernest House's "Schools for Sale" (1998)…

This article provides a teaching guide to the effective use of biographies and autobiographies with gifted students. Fifteen learning activities are suggested such as conducting an eminent people news conference, creating a biography collage, writing a fictionalized biography, and completing a family tree. (Contains three references and a reading…

Twenty-two books are listed in this bibliography--all biographies suitable for readers in grades two through twelve. Full bibliographic data, a grade level indication, and annotations are supplied for each entry. The names and addresses of the publishers are also provided. Biographies of women, children, authors, actors, and political leaders are…

Two scenes are presented from a longer one-act (nine scene) play about the history of deaf Americans. The scenes relate the misbeliefs and suspicions among early Americans about the deaf and the founding of the first American school for the deaf by Thomas Gallaudet. (CB)