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Carney, John; DeMitchell, Todd – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2005
J. K. Rowling's series about the young, orphaned Harry Potter who escapes his often hostile, nonmagical Muggle (or human) existence for a world of ghosts, spells, and potions, magical objects, and exotic creatures to be found at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has captivated a worldwide audience. Since the publication in England of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fantasy, Adolescent Literature, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Butler, Rebecca P. – 1997
This paper briefly describes the author's dissertation research covering the history of women as visual and audiovisual educators (1920-1957), outlining her historical methodology and tracing sources for such research. The methodology used was a discourse analysis of selected audiovisual textbooks and audiotapes of founders in the audiovisual…
Descriptors: Archives, Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Communications
Roche, George Charles – 1994
This book maintains that federal subsidies to higher education have allowed American colleges and universities to overstaff, overspend, and overbuild, creating an economic, academic, and moral crisis in higher education. The book argues that, although American colleges and universities are the envy of the world, government funding has subsidized…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Instruction, College Role
Willey, R. J. – 1988
Before students are able to write fairly original, successful, critical essays on literature, they need to become experienced members of the audience for whom they will write, sharing fully the social context of critical writing by becoming part of an interactive, interpretive community. This reader-response technique appears to be the best…
Descriptors: College English, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Essays
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Birdsell, David S. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1987
Analyzes President Reagan's foreign policy address of October 27, 1983, on events in Lebanon and Grenada, by taking a flexible approach to Kenneth Burke's "pentad"--preserving the inherent ambiguity of act, agent, agency, scene, and purpose. Concludes that the speech reveals a formulation of American character incompatible with a…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Policy, International Relations
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Gustainis, J. Justin; Hahn, Dan F. – Communication Quarterly, 1988
Claims that Vietnam War protestors were not instrumental in bringing it to an end. Contends that their rhetorical strategies may have actually harmed their cause, and that Middle Americans only became disenchanted when the oft-promised victory in Vietnam proved elusive and the casualties began to mount. (MS)
Descriptors: Activism, Audience Analysis, Capitalism, Civil Disobedience
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Klein, Richard B. – ADFL Bulletin, 1987
The chair of a small college department of modern languages reviews the struggle and progress of advanced literary study in foreign languages, covering such issues as: lack of courses and students able to study such courses; needs for curricular reform; and cooperation with other college departments. (CB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Second Language Programs, Department Heads, Graduate Study
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Gambell, Trevor J. – English Quarterly, 1986
Discusses early experiences of children with literature, and the development of and growth in their response to literature. Argues for a response-centered, rather than criticism-centered, curriculum. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development
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Parsons, Michael J. – Australian Art Education, 1994
Discusses three types of distance in art education that should be bridged: (1) between studio art and art criticism/history; (2) between thinking in images and thinking in words; and (3) between art and culture in cognition. Recommends a curriculum to integrate studio work with criticism and teach art along with culture. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Criticism, Art Education, Art History, Cognitive Processes
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Tatsuki, Donna Hurst; And Others – Urban Review, 1995
Offers a critical analysis of research conducted by Thomas D. Gougeon concerning Alberta (Canada) urban schools and immigrant families. The research was designed to help develop a theory of communication between staff and teachers of high school students and the students' parents. The article argues that the research is biased without adequate…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Criticism, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education
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Warren, Karen; Loeffler, T. A. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2000
To advance social justice research in the field of outdoor experiential education, we must recognize the truth-distorting role of social privilege in program management and delivery, staff training, and the experience of participants. We must diversify the researchers, settings, situations, and methodologies that are used in conducting social…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Strategies, Experiential Learning, Feminist Criticism
LaDuke, Betty – 1992
This resource gathers together explorations of women's art from Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the United States as a stimulus for interdisciplinary discussion and investigation. Part 1, "Art, Ecology, and Spirituality", focuses on traditional artists from Borneo, India, and Mexico, whose symbolic images are linked to goddesses…
Descriptors: Art, Art Criticism, Art Education, Artists
Gitlin, Andrew, Ed. – 1994
This book scrutinizes some basic assumptions about educational research with the aim that such research may act more powerfully on those persistent and important problems of our schools surrounding issues of race, class, and gender. In particular, the 13 essays in this book examine how power is infused in research by addressing such questions as…
Descriptors: Activism, American Indian Education, Black Education, Critical Theory
Sigmon, Scott B. – 1984
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's classic work "Emile" of 1762 is contrasted with Henry G. Giroux's 1981 book "Ideology Culture and the Process of Schooling." Although both Giroux and Rousseau are social critics, their notions about education and its outcome are contrary and not due to historical time alone. This comparative analysis…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Sharrad, Paul, Ed. – 1981
Ten papers discuss the relationship between cultural awareness and literature, with specific references to cultural resonances between East and West and between developed and developing nations. The papers represent seminar presentations of the Contact Literature Project in Honolulu in 1981. Contact literature refers to the study of literary…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Culture Contact, Developed Nations
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