Descriptor
| Academic Standards | 1 |
| Adolescent Literature | 1 |
| British National Curriculum | 1 |
| Childrens Literature | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| English Curriculum | 1 |
| Foreign Countries | 1 |
| Government Role | 1 |
| Guidelines | 1 |
| Language Arts | 1 |
| Literary Criticism | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Benton, Michael | 1 |
Publication Type
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textBenton, Michael – 1993
The institutional view of literature in the National Curriculum of Great Britain shows a dramatic belittlement in its revised version. It lacks a coherent literary or pedagogical rationale and substitutes a functional one in which over-simplification purports to be clarification. The institution is primarily concerned to define English literary…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adolescent Literature, British National Curriculum, Childrens Literature
