This article summarizes some of the problems of and perspectives on biography for children. The major categories include: "Predominant Defects in Biographies for Younger Children," which discusses unprobed statements, oversimplified explanations leading to false ideas, the omission of "necessary" violence, the infallibility of the hero, the need…

Developed for a high school quinmester unit on nonfiction, this guide provides the teacher with teaching strategies for an introduction to nonfiction as a form of writing dealing with truth, facts, and ideas. Various classifications of nonfiction are investigated, including the biography, the essay, and true tales of great adventure, with required…

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Lillian Ross, Malcolm Crowley, E.M. Halliday, Harry Levin, Leslie Fiedler, D.H. Lawrence, Philip Young, Sean O'Faolain, Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren, Carlos Baker, Mark Spilka, Ray B. West, Jr., Nemi D'Agostino,…

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by G. Wilson Knight, Bernard Blackstone, Mario Praz, Paul West, Guy Steffan, F. R. Leavis, W. W. Robson, Helen Gardner, George M. Ridenour, Edmund Wilson, Gilbert Highet, Bertrand Russell, and John Wain--all dealing with the…

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Virginia Woolf, C. S. Lewis, Edmund Wilson, Ian Watt, Alan D. McKillop, Reuben A. Brower, Marvin Mudrick, Mark Schorer, Arnold Kettle, Lionel Trilling, Kingsley Amis, Andrew H. Wright, Donald J. Greene, and D. W.…

A profile of Jamaica is sketched in this paper. Emphasis is placed on the nature, scope, and accomplishments of population activities in the country. Topics and sub-topics include: location and description of the island; population - size, growth patterns, age structure, rural/urban distribution, ethnic and religious composition, literacy, future…

A profile of Indonesia is sketched in this paper. Emphasis is placed on the nature, scope, and accomplishments of population activities in the country. Topics and sub-topics include: location and description of the country; population - size, growth patterns, age structure, urban/rural distribution, ethnic and religious composition, migration,…

This final report announces the completion of a project, the purpose of which was to develop in coded machine retrievable form, a biographical data archive on the Soviet political elite, and in addition, to gather data on socio-economic and political factors in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The computer processed data is intended to help…

A profile of France is sketched in this paper. Emphasis is placed on the nature, scope, and accomplishments of population activities in the country. Topics and sub-topics include: (1) location and description of the country; (2) population--size, growth patterns, age structure, urban/rural distribution, ethnic and religious composition, education,…

The information sources suggested in this guide are intended only to describe the kinds of material which are available. It is hoped the guide will serve as a reminder of certain approaches to the information sources discussed which will increase their usefulness to researchers. (NH)

A profile of Nepal is sketched in this paper. Emphasis is placed on the nature, scope, and accomplishments of population activities in the country. Topics and sub-topics include: location and description of the country; population--size, growth patterns, age/sex structure, geographical distribution, topographical obstacles, ethnic and religious…

Suggests that history teachers can increase student interest in United States history courses by using a biographical approach to teaching about individuals from many areas of American life. Surveys literary works and textbooks which lend themselves to incorporation into history courses. Journal availability: see SO 507 033. (DB)

Reviews the life of Thomas Arkle Clark, former Dean of Men at the University of Illinois, whose writings and speeches helped define the Dean of Men role and publicize the office. (Author)

Notes that black women, while making their marks in the history of song, have provided both windows opening onto the socio-cultural complexities of their times and, through their careers, reflectors of those times. (Author/AM)

The life, work, and influence of Lydia Fohn-Hansen on Alaska's development while serving as State leader for home economics extension and other related areas are described. (TA)