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Wolf, Shelby; Gearhart, Maryl – 1993
The central role of teachers' interpretive assessments in guiding the growth of young writers is explored. Theories of reader response and literary criticism have been used to design a framework that integrates what is read with what is written. The current context of writing assessment is explored, and some of the other authors' efforts to…
Descriptors: Children, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Aul, Billie; Yates, Melinda – 1993
Selected resources of the New York State Library that document the achievements of African Americans in the arts, as well as the historical and cultural contexts of these achievement, are listed. In addition to primary sources and significant historical and critical works, the bibliography contains references to other bibliographies and research…
Descriptors: Biographies, Black Culture, Black History, Black Literature
Wolf, Shelby; Gearhart, Maryl – 1993
This guidebook is designed to help teachers think about the important role of assessment in guiding students' narrative writing, with an emphasis on the close connections among curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The assessments that are given as examples stem from a long-term collaboration between the Center for Research on Evaluation,…
Descriptors: Children, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Levin, John Stewart, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1998
This journal focuses on organizational change within the community college and its reflection of social movement and institutional identity. The first article, "Organizational Change and the Community College," by John Stewart Levin, demonstrates how change determines the character of the institution. "In Search of Vision and Values: The Minnesota…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Policy, Annotated Bibliographies, College Administration
Hansen, Tom – 1990
Many students think of poetry as a meaning to be figured out, a puzzle to be solved--as if poets were forever doomed to write only what they never quite mean and to mean what they never actually write. The struggle to discover meaning becomes acute with that distinctly modern poetry created by T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens, and their…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Critical Reading, Higher Education
Kruger, Alet – 1991
A discussion of the translation of fiction focuses on metaphors in the speech of characters. Illustrations are drawn from an Afrikaans novel, "Fiela se kind" ("Fiela's Child"), translated into English by its author, Dalene Matthee. It is argued that if the interdependence of the intratextual components of narrative texts is not…
Descriptors: Afrikaans, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, English
Hollingsworth, Sandra – 1992
This article summarizes the breadth, diversity, and significance of the international movement to recognize, prepare, and learn from teachers as researchers from three interrelated standpoints: curriculum improvement, professional critique, and societal reform. A derivative of action research, teacher research from a curriculum improvement stance…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Agents, Criticism, Curriculum Development
Hamm, Mary Margo – 1994
This bibliography compiles annotations of 178 books, journal articles, ERIC documents, and dissertations on Appalachian women and their social, cultural, and economic environment. Entries were published 1966-93 and are listed in the following categories: (1) authors and literary criticism; (2) bibliographies and resource guides; (3) economics,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Appalachian Studies, Authors, Elementary Secondary Education
Bettendorf, Joline; And Others – 1987
This 4-5 day curriculum unit is designed for use in English and language arts classrooms, grades 7-12 and junior college. While it is the first section in a series of five on the literature of war and peace, it can be used with or without the other four sections. Each section of the series focuses on a different genre of the literature of war and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conflict, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education
West Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston. – 1991
Instructional goals and sample instructional objectives for art education in West Virginia's public schools are outlined. A comprehensive arts education program is basic to the general education of every child. Two guiding principles directed the programs' design. First, each student should have opportunities to acquire skills in the four…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education
Klecker-Higgins, Raymond – 1991
This document records the Minnesota Department of Education's philosophy of art education. Chapter 1 outlines the educational and learner values, philosophy, mission, and goals of the State Board of Education. These ideas aim to provide a model for use by communities and school staff to improve the learning experiences they offer students. They…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education
Popper, Samuel H. – 1987
Based on the author's own experience as a professor of educational administration, this monograph is an argument for establishing a link between the humanities and instruction in school administration. Part I discusses the instrumental value of the humanities in administrative preparation and recounts the limitations of past attempts by the…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Education, Art History, Culture
Chicago City Colleges, IL. – 1985
Papers presented at "The Future of Literature in the Community College" conference are included in this proceedings. The following papers are presented: (1) "The Value of Literature in the Community College Curriculum: One Credo, Several Courses," by Carol Barrett; (2) "The Use of Literature in the Teaching of English as a Second Language," by…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Salcedo, Anunciacion M. – 1985
The educational television series "Across Cultures" was evaluated to examine the effectiveness of the series and how the programs were structured to attain objectives. Designed to complement sixth- and seventh-grade social studies textbooks, the series on world cultures is composed of thirteen 15-minute programs about three widely…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Educational Television
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1984
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 19 titles deal with the following topics: (1) cinema, culture, and the social formation; (2) going beyond historical-critical dualism in the analysis of theoretical discourse; (3) empathy in instrumental communication; (4) a…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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