High School vs. College English: Radical New Theory Widens the Gap.

Delia, Mary Alice

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Publication Date: 1989

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High School vs. College English: Radical New Theory Widens the Gap.

Delia, Mary Alice

Clearing House, v62 n8 p333-36 Apr 1989

Describes the widening gulf between high school and college practices of teaching literature, with high school students trained in reader response entering college courses based on analysis (traditional or nontraditional) of texts and requiring skills they do not possess. (SR)

Descriptors: College English, English Curriculum, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response, Secondary School Teachers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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