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Ambrose, Stephen E. – Humanities, 1993
Contends that, when laypeople read history, they prefer to read biographies--stories about leaders and people--rather than about social forces and ideas. Argues that the most effective way of writing biography is to write chronologically, not to use flashbacks or flash forward writing. (CFR)
Descriptors: Biographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Historians

Bidwell, James K. – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
History humanizes mathematics and explains the "whys" by showing its logical development. Communicating, connecting, and valuing of mathematics can be effected by interjecting historical moments, reading biographies, creating displays for the classroom, and tracing historically accurate developments of topics in class. (Contains 26…
Descriptors: Biographies, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Integrated Activities

Voolich, Erica Dakin – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
Three methods of introducing biographies of mathematicians into the classroom are explained. Includes discussion and examples of the methods and lists birthdays of over 120 mathematicians. The bibliography lists books written on various reading levels and includes five books devoted to women mathematicians. (MKR)
Descriptors: Biographies, Content Area Writing, Elementary School Mathematics, Enrichment Activities

Betts, Robin – History of Education: The Journal of the History of Education Society, 1998
Offers a first appraisal of the life and work of George Collins, a leading figure in the unionization of school teachers in late-19th-century England. Discusses his impact on the prescribed social status of teachers, the organization of teachers into associations for mutual improvement, and the formation of national educational policies. (DSK)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Biographies, Educational Change, Educational History

Afromsky, Ellen; Beltrone, Gabe; Harwayne, Shelley; Mayer, Pam; Siegman, Lisa – New Advocate, 1998
Presents brief annotations of 31 books (published in 1997) for children and young readers (of which libraries and schools might want multiple copies), grouped in the following categories: books with lessons for young writers; picture books packed with information; appreciating memoirs and biographies; for the poetry shelves; and books for the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Biographies, Childrens Literature

Woody, Donna – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 2000
Discusses the lack of African American biographies for elementary school libraries and reports the results of a study that surveyed publishers from the Children's Book Council. Examines book reviews, discusses the number of sports figures included, and considers problems with a lack of appropriate materials to support the curriculum. (LRW)
Descriptors: Athletes, Biographies, Blacks, Book Reviews
Sartorius, Tara Cady – Arts & Activities, 1998
Highlights the life of Leonard Koscianski, an artist who focuses on revealing the inner life of the human heart and mind in his artwork. Includes four lesson plans for grades ranging from 2 through 12: philosophy, psychology, language arts, and visual arts. Provides a copy and background about Koscianski's painting "Red Fish." (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Artists, Biographies
Walther, Andreas; Stauber, Barbara; Pohl, Axel – Journal of Youth Studies, 2005
This article deals with informal networks and their role in young people's strategies of coping with the uncertainties of transitions to work. The underlying hypothesis is that informal networks have a high potential in this regard that, however, is strongly differentiated according to class and education. Drawing on West German data from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biographies, Education Work Relationship, Young Adults
Dagher, Zoubeida R.; Ford, Danielle J. – Science & Education, 2005
The goal of this study is to analyze the images of science and scientists in science biographies written for children. We examined 12 biographies of historic and contemporary scientists written for primary/middle school children in relation to three dimensions: characteristics of scientists, nature and process of scientific knowledge, and social…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Scientific Principles, Biographies, Childrens Literature
Buchert, Lene – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2004
Biographical research and life stories have contributed to highlighting individual women's lives. While it is always difficult to measure their impact on societal development and to isolate the contribution of their education to this effect, this may more easily be done when women are in the forefront of developments, acting as pioneers for new…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Action, Females, Educational Change
Moss, Barbara, Ed.; Lapp, Diane, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2009
Even the youngest readers and writers in today's classrooms can benefit enormously from engagement with a wide range of traditional and nontraditional texts. This teacher-friendly handbook is packed with creative strategies for introducing K-3 students to fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling;…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, High Stakes Tests, Visual Aids, Biographies
Coughlin, Mimi – History Teacher, 2007
The active participation of women in the field of American history dates back to the earliest writings on the subject. The rich and long history of women writing, teaching and researching in the field of American History, however, is obscured by narrow disciplinary definitions of what actually counts as history and who is qualified to represent…
Descriptors: United States History, Feminism, Females, Biographies
Bordin, Ruth – 1993
This book presents a biographical account of the life of Alice Freeman Palmer (1855-1902) who is credited with expanding academic horizons for women in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It tells of the obstacles she confronted as she chose both marriage and a professional career as well as illuminates this…
Descriptors: Biographies, College Presidents, Educational History, Exceptional Persons
Leonard, Angela M., Ed. – 1991
This bibliography was assembled by a history and Afro-American studies class at Bowdoin College (Maine). The document emphasizes primary sources on antislavery from the manuscript collection of the college. The guide lists 38 graduates of the college including well known figures such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, as well…
Descriptors: Biographies, Black Achievement, Black History, Black Studies
Parker, Franklin; Parker, Betty J. – 1991
As a leader of social change in the South, Myles Horton (1) unionized southern textile workers and coal miners and advanced civil rights through his Highlander school; (2) conducted Highlander workshops for black leaders; (3) first popularized the song "We Shall Overcome"; and (4) initiated Citizenship Schools to help blacks register to…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, Biographies, Black History