The Teacher Is Not Always Right--Teaching Literature in the Two German States.

Muller-Michaels, Harro

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ERIC Number: EJ438418

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Teacher Is Not Always Right--Teaching Literature in the Two German States.

Muller-Michaels, Harro

European Education, v23 n1 p59-65 Spr 1991

Compares the teaching of literature in East and West Germany. Discusses both the nature and titles of the material taught and problems of teaching literature espousing individual thought and criticism in a communist system. Describes common ground in the literature curriculum of both that may serve as a basis for curriculum of unified Germany. (DK)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, German Literature, Humanities Instruction, Individualism, Instructional Materials, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Role of Education, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Translations; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: East Germany; Germany; West Germany

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