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Koch, Janice – Science and Children, 1990
Discussed is an activity that allows preservice teachers to write about their own relationships with science teachers and their experiences with hands-on science activities in an autobiography. Directions, excerpts from past autobiographies, and the implications are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Autobiographies, College Science, Higher Education
Ferguson, Francis J. – College Board Review, 1991
Among high school seniors, some of the best and brightest are reticent to write about themselves. One high school counselor designed small group guidance sessions in which students learned collaboratively to write effective and useful peer reports and personal statements. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Autobiographies, College Applicants, College Bound Students

Kirman, Joseph M. – Social Education, 1990
Provides a sample unit, "Women's Rights in Canada," that uses biographies and autobiographies to enliven the lessons. Suggests ways to introduce the topic at the elementary level. Provides bibliographies of films, human rights materials, Canadian resources, biographies, and autobiographies. (GG)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Biographies, Civil Liberties, Elementary Secondary Education

Henry, Jim – College English, 1994
Examines the writings of graduate students in a seminar to reveal a complex discursive scene. Provides a narratological analysis of student authorship. Raises questions about writing across the curriculum theory and suggests new possibilities for research and teaching. (HB)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes, Educational Philosophy

Stoddart, Kenneth – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Teaches an introductory course on issues of prejudice and discrimination. Assigns a two-essay autobiography and analysis of other student biographies. Encourages students to use their life experiences to articulate sociology's theoretical, conceptual, and substantive materials. Finds course effective in reducing ethnocentrism. (NL)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies, Ethnocentrism

Hamann, Lori S.; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1991
Finds that, when middle school students write about relevant personal experiences before reading, they enjoy and comprehend the text more, are more on-task, offer more sophisticated responses to characters, and like the texts more. (SR)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Middle School Students

Davies, Jon S.; Adams, Natalie G. – Middle School Journal, 2000
Discusses the use of autobiographical writing in middle level teacher education courses to demonstrate the unique differences among young adolescents and the way normalizing tendencies of middle schools can be detrimental to students. Advocates a complex view of adolescence. (JPB)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Higher Education

McGonigal, Judith A. – Research in Science Education, 2000
Examines multiple ways in which autobiography informed the restructuring of an elementary classroom. Uses journals, interview transcripts, and electronic mail archives to document how the author provided a voice to students and used their perspectives to construct a teaching framework for elementary science education. (Contains 30 references.)…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Totten, Gary – American Indian Quarterly, 2005
Although Yankton Sioux writer Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Bonnin, 1876-1938) was, as P. Jane Hafen notes, "virtually unknown for many decades," much critical work has appeared since Dexter Fisher's 1979 article,"Zitkala-Sa: Evolution of a Writer." Some critics desiring to bring Zitkala-Sa into the conversation about turn-of-the-century American women…
Descriptors: American Indians, Indigenous Populations, Ethnocentrism, Classification
Norman, Kimberly A.; Spencer, Brenda H. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2005
Since instruction in writing theory and pedagogy for preservice teachers is often limited, it is essential that teacher educators provide learning experiences that are supported by research in effective teacher preparation and make maximum impact in the time available. One of the experiences that has been identified as holding promise for…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Literacy Education, Writing Workshops, Autobiographies
Keane, Elaine – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2004
Autism is currently identified by a set of diagnostic criteria which are based on observable behaviour, denoting a pattern of impairments in communication and social reciprocity, and a tendency for restricted and stereotyped patterns of behaviour and interests. During the past eighteen years, biographical accounts have enriched the conventional…
Descriptors: Autism, Social Cognition, Autobiographies, Personal Narratives
Phillion, Joann – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2002
This is the first of three papers based on a 20-month study of teaching and learning in a diverse classroom in a downtown community school in Toronto, Canada. The purpose of the study was to examine teaching and learning in a multicultural classroom and to document successful strategies in working with immigrant and minority students. The three…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Minority Groups, Community Schools
Alvine, Lynne – High School Journal, 2001
In the past, autobiographical writing was often used in teacher education courses simply as a way to identify the concerns of pre-service teachers, to bring those concerns forward so that they might better be addressed. Increasingly, teacher educators have recognized the importance of the individual's lived experience as relevant to the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Education Courses, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Educators
Weis, Tracey M. – History of Education Quarterly, 2004
This article examines the two autobiographical accounts of the students in Duke University about their perception on how the race especially the "Brown" decision affects their educational history. The students were advised to consult local newspapers and public records, interviews relatives, neighbors, teachers, and public officials in…
Descriptors: Educational History, Writing Assignments, Autobiographies, African American History
Simmons, Steve R. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2004
Reflecting on past experiences is an important problem-solving technique when teachers face new situations. In fact, teachers' attitudes and practices are highly influenced by their prior experiences as both learners and teachers. This paper is based on the premise that growth as an effective teacher is enhanced when one reflects more deeply about…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Faculty, Reflective Teaching, Teacher Attitudes