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Oliver, Eileen – English Journal, 1987
Recommends the use of Charlotte K. Brooks' book "Tapping Potential" by English teachers who deal with minority students. Discusses how the book treats everything from language development to reading and writing to literary criticism from the Black aesthetic point of view. (NKA)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Black Education, Black Literature
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Gray, W. Russell – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1984
Explores the linkages between Thomas Hardy's poem "The Darkling Thrush" and the thrush scene in George Orwell's novel "1984." Suggests a variety of enrichment projects for students that deal with aspects of these two works. (RBW)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Authors, College English, Community Control
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Holmes, Leonard – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2004
The "learning turn" that has occurred in discussions of education and training is here subject to critique. The change of discourse signifies more than mere change of linguistic style, with claims being made to a new paradigm by proponents of what may be termed "learnerism". The claims made by the advocates of learnerism for…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Discourse Analysis, Criticism, Educational Philosophy
Anderson, Philip M., Ed. – The Leaflet, 1984
The seven articles in this focused journal issue are concerned with choosing books for teaching and the various constraints on those choices. The first article, by Richard Lederer, discusses George Orwell's "1984" and the principles of Newspeak. His article sets the tone for the next two articles: "Beware the Misuse of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bibliographies, Blacks, Censorship
Levy, Connie – 1985
With the encouragement of an English instructor for whom English was a second language and who was consequently enthusiastic about writing experiences, English students in a Texas high school put together an anthology of literary criticism on the modern American novel. Honor students read American novels of their choice and wrote evaluations of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Creative Writing, English Instruction
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Pogorelskin, Alexis – Thought & Action, 2005
Alexis Pogorelskin, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth and chair of the History Department, recounts her experience in 2004 after making a controversial comment in her History of the Holocaust and 20th Century Russia class. Her comment was in reference to President Bush making no mention in the 2000 campaign about the…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Political Attitudes, Political Influences
Brender, Myron – 1979
Interdisciplinary approaches to the study of psychology can be employed to provide a continuity between the various subjects a student encounters in college. One approach--a total push remediation program--is exemplified by a project involving representatives of the psychology and physical education departments, as well as interested students, in…
Descriptors: Advertising, Elementary Education, Etymology, Fiction
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Lewis, William F. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1987
Discusses the dominance of the narrative form in President Reagan's rhetoric and how his use of narrative form--characterized by a story-based truth, an emphasis on morality, and a grounding in common sense--affects political judgment, differentiating the perspective of his supporters and his opponents. Considers the power and limitations of…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Styles, Language Usage, Narration
Fortune, Ron – ADE Bulletin, 1987
Focuses on the need for improved teaching at the secondary and college levels of the English curriculum, emphasizing the view of learning that also includes the development of thinking abilities capable of helping students use information to create their own insights. Reviews recent pedagogical guides that follow this approach. (NKA)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, English Instruction, English Literature, English Teacher Education
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Bond, W. Richard – Interchange, 1996
Recent Ontario governmental policy proposals related to university governance and autonomy were based on an articulated need by various groups for zero tolerance of harassment. The paper critiques the proposals as a threat to many aspects of university integrity and academic freedom. The paper notes implications perceived for the erosion of…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, Feminism, Feminist Criticism
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Edmondson, Jacqueline; Shannon, Patrick – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2003
Case study of a poor, rural Pennsylvania school district's experience with the Reading First initiative illustrates how the No Child Left Behind Act confines districts to a few federally prescribed, "scientifically proven" curricula that ignore local conditions. Sanctioned schools are negatively labeled but receive inadequate funding,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Centralization, Criticism, Educational Policy
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Searston, Ivan – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1995
Suggests that the rural development policy for Australia proposed by Jonathan and Katrina Sher in a previous issue of this journal fails to differentiate between "rural" and "regional," resulting in policies aimed at regional areas and the marginalization of rural communities. Offers a distinction between rural, urban, and…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Criticism, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Bracey, Nancy – Australian Art Education, 1993
Asserts that art history and art criticism have not met the needs and aspirations of female students. Maintains that teaching embroidery can help teach about a history of female oppression. Describes how this approach is used in the classroom. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Criticism, Art Education, Art History, Art Teachers
Huenecke, Dorothy – Educational Technology, 1992
This critique of "Writing to Read," a computer-based reading and writing program, uses aesthetic criteria and artistic criticism. Observations of kindergarten and first grade classes are described; education as art is considered; the issues of time and control are examined; and the aesthetic criteria of balance and coherence are…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Classroom Observation Techniques
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Mail, Patricia D.; And Others – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1996
Commentaries from 10 researchers concerning "Alcohol Abuse in Urban Indian Adolescents and Women: A Longitudinal Study for Assessment and Risk Evaluation" (R. Dale Walker and others). Reviewers commend the project for adding to the sparse longitudinal research on Indian peoples, while also pointing out problems and issues specific to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Criticism, Data Analysis
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