Presents a brief sketch of Theodore Newcomb, author, teacher, and founder of the experimental Residential College at the University of Michigan. (PG)

Includes literary analysis of several works of major Russian writers. (HK)

A milestone in the broadening humanities curriculum and involvement with Faulkner scholarship at the United States Military Academy at West Point was William Faulkner's visit to the Academy in April 1962. The West Point Faulkner Collection holds a complete set of first editions of the author's books, a major gathering of secondary and association…

This book is designed to aid students and teachers in developing an understanding of children's literature. Part one deals with establishing a philosophy about literature and the nature of children and also considers creativity and preparing conditions for the teaching of children's literature. Part two is devoted to poetry for children and to…

Analysis of the ten volumes of the journal "Planning and Changing" published from 1970 through 1979 revealed a low number of articles authored by women, the absence of women among consultants to the editor, widespread use of sex-biased language, and a lack of articles about implementation of equal employment and equal education…

"The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a remarkable piece of history and sociology, as well as a feminist story concerning the search for self. Written in 1890, the story, which closely parallels the author's own life, vividly chronicles a woman's descent into madness. Charlotte married an artist after a lengthy…

This annotated bibliography lists 15 articles and five directories published between 1973 and 1979 which provide information for those wishing to submit manuscripts to education related publications. Over one fourth of the items cited pertain to the field of reading or language arts; other items focus on science, libraries, and general education.…

The articles in this journal focus on several aspects of adolescent literature. In the first article, author Robert Cormier discusses the process of writing a novel and explains how several of his works came to be. The second article comments on the utilitarian nature of English instruction and its accompanying disparagement of aesthetics. The…

Because the term feminism linguistically narrows the essence of woman's existence when it is used consistently to describe female writing that deals with individual freedom and considered choices, it is essential to distinguish between feminism and existentialism. While feminism is primarily concerned with women in the context of a dominant male…

The focus of this dissertation is on two central issues: (1) significant aesthetic theories developed by black scholars which treat the music of black Americans, and (2) the implications which these theories suggest for the development of curricula at all educational levels which treat the music of black Americans. The aesthetic theories selected…

This is one of several papers presented at a Federal Trade Commission Symposium on Media Concentration. It describes the state of book publishing today and comments on antimerger statements made by the Authors Guild of America. Statistics are cited to show that the number of active book publishers serving national and international markets is…

The 20 articles in this publication, contributed by professional writers living in Connecticut, address the issue of what the schools can do to improve the writing of students at the elementary and high school levels. A wide range of advice and opinions is stated. Many suggestions for teachers are given, including the following: (1) encourage the…

In order to learn more about contemporary authors of children's books and their sociological views, a study was conducted of a randomly selected sample of 220 Canadian and American authors living in either Canada or the United States. Biographical data was collected from the reference source "Something About the Authors" concerning sex, social…

The first section of this two-part bibliography contains a bibliographic essay on building a basic reference collection about children's literature for academic libraries, followed by a list of the basic reference works. These cover such areas as history of children's literature, authors, illustrators, readings, awards and prizes, international…

The history of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) courseware is described with specific reference to the PLATO system. Among the goals of courseware authors are finding better ways to develop the cognitive skills of students, to shift some of the burden of routine classroom instruction away from the teacher so that more class time can be spent in…