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Rodriguez, Richard – Change, 1982
In an excerpt from his autobiography, a Mexican-American expresses his strong feelings about the unfortunate realities behind affirmative action and bilingual education, based on his own experiences and observation of others'. (MSE)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Autobiographies, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy

Griffith, Ezra E. H. – Journal of Medical Education, 1981
A seminar aimed especially at improving the capacity of psychiatrists and medical students to understand the emotional conflicts of their Black patients as well as the therapists' own race-related attitudes and behaviors is outlined. The course is based on the study of Black autobiographical literature. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Blacks, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education

Traver, Rob – Science Teacher, 1998
Discusses the value of reading biographical material on scientists to enhance student understanding of scientific developments and the roles of individual scientists. Contains a list of recommended books and suggests techniques for selecting the most appropriate literature. (AIM)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Biographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies
Fideler, Paul; And Others – Teaching the Humanities, 1995
Three teachers (one university professor, one secondary teacher, and one K-12 language arts coordinator) formed a writing group to generate texts about the phenomenon of student autobiographical writing in the classroom. The paper discusses the benefits of autobiographical writing to students and describes teachers' experiences with student…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Group Discussion, Higher Education, Humanistic Education

Taggart, Linda – Educational Leadership, 1994
A San Diego English/journalism teacher is using technology to explore the writing process, increase student motivation, and present new material for classroom discussion. She spends more time as learning facilitator than all-knowing expert. With the help of hypermedia tools, her inner-city high school students are telling their own stories,…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Educational Technology, High Schools, Hypermedia

Solas, John – Review of Educational Research, 1992
Describes G. Kelly's repertory grid and autobiography, their application in educational research, how they might be applied to research into teacher thinking and student thinking about the process of teaching and learning, and ways they can be combined to raise teachers' and students' constructs to focal awareness. (RLC)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology

de Hernandez, J. Browdy – WICAZO SA Review, 1994
Reviews four autobiographical texts by Native American women: "Talking Indian: Reflections on Survival and Writing" (Anna Lee Walters), "Storyteller" (Leslie Marmon Silko), "The Ways of My Grandmothers" (Beverly Hungry Wolf), and "Saanii Dahataal/The Women Are Singing" (Lucy Tapahonso). All rework the…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Literature, Autobiographies

Chun, Gloria – Journal of Ethnic Studies, 1991
Examining the text and context of production of "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts" (M.H. Kingston, 1976) shows how U.S. reception and rendition of this text by a Chinese-American writer reflects the goals of mainstream literary production in labeling this fictive text an autobiography. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Authors, Autobiographies, Books

Paludi, Michele A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Suggests a developmental psychology approach to teaching the psychology of women to deal with students' conservative attitudes. Provides examples of discussion topics, examination questions, and class exercises. Recommends students write a "life review" of their gender role socialization to help integrate the course content. (NL)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Conservatism, Course Descriptions, Cultural Influences
Kaye, Nancy; Matson, Don – ESL Magazine, 2000
Proposes an instructional progression that goes from writing to speaking in learning English as a Second Language. Specific focus is on writing to improve speaking, games for writing to speaking, free writes from personal experiences, creating a scene, autobiographies, and argumentation. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, English (Second Language), Games, Oral Language

Mayo, Edith P.; Black, Allida M. – OAH Magazine of History, 2001
Offers a bibliography that provides suggestions for further information on the First Ladies. Types of information sources suggested include general overviews of the First Ladies, biographies and autobiographies of First Ladies, specialized studies, White House social history resources, and books for young people. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Autobiographies, Bibliographies, Biographies

Czartoski, Stacia; Hickey, Gail – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1999
Describes a project for fifth-grade in which students learn about their personal heritage and create a family history book. Identifies three relevant National Council for the Social Studies thematic strands and lists related activities. (CMK)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Books, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education

Galindo, Rene; Olguin, Monica – Urban Education, 1996
Critical reflection, mediated by autobiographical writing, can help bilingual educators reclaim cultural resources and consider how they might be integrated into their personal teaching philosophies. A case study of a bilingual educator illustrates the role of a key cultural value related to education in her teaching philosophy. (SLD)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Case Studies

Barton, Angela Calabrese; Darkside – Research in Science Education, 2000
Suggest that autobiography ought to be considered both the telling of one's story and the using of that story with others to understand and use difference productively. Claims that autobiography, as telling and interacting, dismantles the universalistic tug of science as local knowledge. Presents selected autobiographical accounts to make both…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Epistemology, Feminist Criticism, Homeless People

Eisenhart, Margaret – Research in Science Education, 2000
Describes an experience of trying to publish a book whose contents are in some ways marginal to what is normally considered science or science education. During the publishing process, ideas about what counts as science got tangled up with what counts as "credible" science, "marketable" literature, and academic competence. (Contains 26…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Epistemology, Feminist Criticism, Personal Narratives