This study of contemporary realistic fiction with settings outside the United States and characters who are citizens of other countries--appropriate for children aged nine through twelve years--sought to discover the differences between those by American authors and those by non-American authors. For the study, 35 books (24 by American authors and…

This volume contains a selection of articles which examine, critique, and help to define the phenomenon of new journalism. Included are "Popular Culture and the New Journalism" (Marshall Fishwick), "Entrance" (Richard A. Kallan), "How 'New'?" (George A. Hough III), "Journalistic Primitivism" (Everette E. Dennis), "Wherein Lies the Value?" (Michael…

Limitations of the traditional epistemological orientation toward an "objective paradigm" are discussed, and an alternative "subjective paradigm" is proposed which holds that knowledge is synthesized by the knower, pursuant to his or her own motives. Implications of this view are drawn for the study of language, including…

As may be seen in a brief examination of several characters and scenes in Mario Puzo's "The Godfather," analysis of ethnic literature must focus on both the cultural and the linguistic aspects of literature. Often the syntactic structure reflects the structure of the native language of the writer, while word choice frequently depends…

Defines pornography as sexually explicit material and investigates several aspects of "adult only" paperback fiction which is easily accessible to the general American public. (MH)

What was once a fitting expression of revolt against the wild growth of indiscriminate imitation and excessive reliance on bookishness is today, according to the author, all too often a symptom of the extolling of the empty mind. (JT)

Suggests that although Piaget's psychological theory is developmental and dialectical in a general way, the lack of a developed philosophical basis leads to the subordination of a dialectical approach to static, anti-dialectical concepts. Hegel's theory of interaction and contradiction is examined to show that dialectical theory has a precise…

Draws together excerpts from Whitehead's writings on the nature of science, the nature of education, and the social science curriculum. Illustrates the use of Whitehead's work to answer the attacks of modern critics on science. (CP)

Suggests that books be evaluated by a cliche count which might show what is actually on the page, explain at least some of the riddles of the child and the book, and clear away some of the partisan fog from book selection. (HOD)

The article corrects discrepancies in the literature on the founding of psychology laboratories in the United States before 1900. Previous reports omitted established laboratories and created disputes as to founders and dates of establishment. A review of literature and a list of laboratories are provided. (KC)

Presents some initial thoughts about a Marxist interpretation of Black American literature, raises some relevant issues, and charts some possible directions that a Marxist criticism of Black literature could take. (Author/GW)

Dramatistic analysis provides the teacher with a blueprint for presenting any piece of literature. It offers ready questions to stimulate oral discussion or written interpretation, gives the student easily comprehended questions for which to seek answers, and also provides as thorough an analysis of the literary content as the teacher desires.…

Criticizes Katz's research proposals to the British Broadcasting Corporation on three grounds: the nature of policy research and of the British Broadcasting Corporation assignment; the history of mass communication research implicit in the report, which provides the background to the proposals; and the isolation of the proposals from any informing…

Examines the poetic and rhetorical structure that shapes the message of John Jay Chapman's 1912 civil rights speech. (JMF)