Publication Date
In 2025 | 1 |
Since 2024 | 27 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 223 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 586 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1577 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Practitioners | 339 |
Teachers | 332 |
Students | 116 |
Researchers | 39 |
Media Staff | 30 |
Administrators | 15 |
Parents | 11 |
Policymakers | 8 |
Community | 6 |
Counselors | 5 |
Location
United Kingdom | 94 |
Canada | 83 |
United Kingdom (England) | 81 |
Australia | 75 |
United States | 73 |
Germany | 55 |
Texas | 35 |
China | 32 |
Spain | 31 |
New York | 30 |
United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 29 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Wellek, Rene; Warren, Austin – 1956
Methods of studying literature are defined and described. A section on definitions and distinctions investigates literature and literary study; the nature and function of literature; literary theory, criticism, and history; and general, comparative, and national literature. The ordering and establishing of evidence is described. The bulk of the…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Biographies, Fiction, Fine Arts
Lewis, Barbara A. – Free Spirit Publishing, 2005
Even elementary school children can build positive character traits like caring, citizenship, cooperation, courage, fairness, honesty, respect, and responsibility. The true stories, inspiring quotations, thought-provoking dilemmas, and activities in this book help kids grow into capable, moral teens and adults. This guide includes: (1)…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Childrens Literature, Caring, Citizenship
Welton, Michael R. – 2001
This book examines the life of the Reverend Moses Michael Coady (1890-1959), a Roman Catholic priest who led the Antigonish Movement. During the Antigonish Movement, residents of the small maritime town of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, worked to achieve a nonviolent alternative to communism and fascism and to effect the social and economic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Biographies, Catholics
Salling Olesen, Henning – 2000
The Life History Project at Denmark's Roskilde University is a 5-year research project that was initiated in 1998 to examine learning and participation in adult and continuing education from a life history perspective. The project was designed to build on a broad range of qualitative interview studies and case studies into learning processes. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Biographies, Continuing Education
Tierney, William G., Ed.; Colyar, Julia E., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2006
This book documents a year in the life of five adolescents preparing for college. The text examines the different pathways that brought these students to where they are: living in poverty, attending overcrowded schools, and the pressure to be the first in their families to attend college are just a few of the challenges these students must battle…
Descriptors: High School Students, Access to Education, Student Characteristics, Higher Education
Toro, Leonor; And Others – 1984
Written for teachers to use with migrant children in elementary grades and to highlight the many Americas, three magazines provide historical and cultural background information on Canada, the United States, and Mexico and feature biographies of Black and Hispanic leaders. Each edition has a table of contents indicating the language--Spanish…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Biographies, Black History, Cultural Background
Davis, Enid – 1977
This book is based on reviews and comments from "The Liberty Cap", a newsletter of non-stereotyped children's books and resources. The first section of the book presents critical discussions of sex stereotyping and special book lists which focus on particular authors and themes such as fairy tale literature, male and female roles, careers and the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Attitude Change, Biographies, Book Reviews
South Dakota State Div. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Pierre. – 1975
Prepared as a resource for teacher use to present Indian life and culture in their classrooms, this annotated bibliography of 53 Indian curriculum materials represents books, units of study, teacher resource materials, records, filmstrips, and motion pictures. Only items reviewed and validated by a committee of readers, comprised of six Indian…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, American Indians
Iowa Univ., Iowa City. Special Education Curriculum Development Center. – 1969
An annotated listing of over 500 major fiction books and basal readers provides suggestions for their use in library instruction, independent reading, class and small group discussion, and correlation with unit work and basal reader programs. The books are listed according to primary, intermediate, and advanced reading levels and books to be read…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Athletics, Basic Reading, Behavior
Cavicchia, Gida; Costadasi, Virginia – 1965
A two-part curriculum bulletin pays tribute to the life and works of Dante Alighieri during the 700th annivarsary of his birth. Part One includes his biography, a discussion of his minor works, a summary of "The Divine Comedy", Dante's impact on other lands, and Dantean thought. Suggestions for teaching a resource unit for elementary and…
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Choral Speaking, Curriculum Guides
Haller, Elizabeth S., Comp. – 1971
This 1971 supplement to American Diversity included many new materials on minorities which have been published since the original bibliography (ED 054 031). The original format has been used with entries for major ethnic and racial groups listed alphabetically under separate categories: Social Interpretation, History, Biography, Arts (Art, Drama,…
Descriptors: American Culture, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Asian Americans
Haller, Elizabeth S., Comp. – 1970
This bibliography has been compiled to assist school personnel in locating resources to implement the Curriculum Regulation adopted by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education in May 1968. This regulation requires that each course of the history of the United States and of Pennsylvania taught in the elementary and secondary schools include the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Asian Americans, Audiovisual Aids
Carlsen, G. Robert – 1971
The current changing preferences of teen-agers, changes which result from social forces, are presented. An attempt is also made to orient adults to a better understanding of the concerns of young people. The point is made that these concerns can, with skillful guidance, lead the young to a lifetime habit of reading and finding out for themselves…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Biographies, Books

Social Education, 1985
This selective listing of books for children in grades K-8 is organized by the following categories: American history, culture, and life; world history and culture; biographies and autobiographical accounts; folktales, myths and legends and storytelling; poetry and rhyme; contemporary interests and controversies; and understanding oneself and…
Descriptors: American Studies, Annotated Bibliographies, Autobiographies, Biographies
Harris, Laurie Lanzen, Ed.; Abbey, Cherie D., Ed. – Biography Today, 1998
This series is designed and written for young readers, aged 9 and above. The volumes cover individuals that young readers want to know most about, including entertainers, athletes, writers, illustrators, cartoonists, and political leaders. Each issue contains numerous sketches arranged alphabetically. Each entry provides at least one picture of…
Descriptors: Activism, Adolescent Literature, Art, Athletes