American Academic Autobiographies: Not Just Academic.

Fulcher, James

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ERIC Number: EJ536707

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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American Academic Autobiographies: Not Just Academic.

Fulcher, James

Interdisciplinary Humanities, v13 n2 p85-91 Spr 1996

Reviews several recent academic autobiographies in an effort to correct conservative criticism of academia as elitist, ideologically rigid, and didactic. Works by Richard Rodriguez, Mike Rose, Alice Kaplan, and Julius Getman reveal a broad range of experiences and viewpoints. Discusses the rewards and drawbacks of academic teaching. (MJP)

Descriptors: Academic Education, Autobiographies, Conservatism, Education Work Relationship, Educational Environment, Educational Experience, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Personal Narratives, Teaching Experience, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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