The Methods Class--The English Classroom (Comment).

Bushman, John H.

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ERIC Number: EJ403619

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Methods Class--The English Classroom (Comment).

Bushman, John H.

English Education, v21 n4 p239-44 Dec 1989

Suggests reasons why a gap exists between what is taught in methods class and what is found in many English classrooms, including the methods instructor's credibility, how methods classes themselves are conducted, and accountability of process-based teaching. Suggests ways the gap might be bridged. (SR)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, English, English Instruction, English Teacher Education, Higher Education, Process Approach (Writing), Resistance to Change, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship

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

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Language: English

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