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Peer reviewedHerrin, Roberta – Appalachian Journal, 1996
Critiques the work of Appalachian writer Gloria Houston who has written six children's books based on the culture and history of rural North Carolina. Her most successful work, "My Great-Aunt Arizona," presents an alternative to the usual stereotypes of backwoods teacher and school. Includes a bibliography of Appalachian children's…
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childrens Literature, Cultural Images
Doepner, R. W., Jr.; Hooley, Richard M. – Civic Perspective, 1990
Describes how a North Carolina school system's integrated English/Social Studies pilot program helped ninth grade students develop more awareness of their local, state, and national community. Notes that the program features research, writing, and literary analysis, as well as a planned program for the "common good." (PRA)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Attitudes, English Instruction, Grade 9
