The British government's current educational policy for England draws on E.D. Hirsch's writings on 'cultural literacy'. This paper aims to uncover the roots of Hirsch's influential views through a genealogical critique. Hirsch admired the Scottish Enlightenment educator Hugh Blair as a model architect of a hegemonic culture to unite disparate…

Fénelon and Voltaire, the two French philosophers and pedagogues, influenced a wide range of people in the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe. The philosophers who followed were inspired by their work which contained ideological hints and promoted humanitarian awareness. We followed the historical analysis method, we intend to present through…

A summary of the book "Linguistic Imperialism," by Phillipson (1992) is presented here. The purpose is to highlight its current scope and permanent values in consonance with intuitions, criticism and alternatives proposed by Latin America Modernity/coloniality Group. Criteria of analysis are based on a re-reading of the work in the light…

Discusses the elements that make some children's fiction memorable. (TO)

Lasting appreciation of literature does not just naturally issue out of basic reading skill training, because the outcomes desired in basic reading skills and in literary appreciation are different. Therefore, the materials used in each must be different. The language adapted for skill building exercises is different from that used in stories,…

Despite its absence on American library recommended lists and its absence from the children's room collection in public and school libraries, the Oz stories are still loved and read by children as much as ever. (MF)

Recommends eight books about literature, literary criticism, and the teaching of literature. (MG)

We should welcome books of healthy propaganda, but let's recognize them as just that and not make them the mainstay of our children's reading diets. (CH)

A paper presented at annual Conference on English Education, National Council of Teachers of English (8th, Des Moines, Iowa, April 1970). (Editor)

Reviews of selected books written between 1880 and 1965. (RD)

Although literature written especially for children has been a development of the past two centuries, most lasting works of children's literature derive their narrative patterns and structures of meaning from ancient and traditional literary forms and conventions, such as fable, myth, epic, and romance. This study provides an interpretive analysis…

Children must be taught skills to cope with the world outside of school. Studying literature and literary criticism helps develop these critical skills. (MF)

An evaluation of the contribution Clyde Robert Bulla has made to the field of children's literature. (RB)