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Roth, Wolff-Michael; Lee, Stuart – Research in Science Education, 2000
Describes science educators trying to effect systemic change as actors in a cultural field struggling to change it. Uses a conversational hermeneutic analysis of autobiographical writings to examine some of the salient features of bringing about change in science education. (Contains 35 references.) (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Educational Change, Epistemology, Graduate Students
Gordy, Laurie L.; Peary, Alexandria – Teaching Sociology, 2005
The reading and writing of creative writing have the potential to bring sociology to life in a dramatic way. Literature has been used in sociology in one of two ways: to provide sociological evidence and as an object of analysis--a social institution to be studied in its own right. Previous scholarship has proven that the use of literature in…
Descriptors: Imagination, Creative Writing, Autobiographies, Sociology
Crippen, Carolyn L. – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2004
Leadership was characterized as patriarchal and hierarchical during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Pioneer women were often not credited with leadership qualities although many, including school teachers, journalists, suffragettes, healthcare workers, and social activists played an important role in the development of Manitoba communities.…
Descriptors: Females, Leadership Qualities, Autobiographies, Foreign Countries
McCrary, Donald – Journal of Basic Writing (CUNY), 2005
The article explores the use of hybrid linguistic texts in the writing classroom, both as articles of study and possible models of composition. Standard English linguistic supremacy prevents many students from using their full range of linguistic knowledge. The inclusion of hybrid texts in the writing classroom might help students, in particular…
Descriptors: North American English, Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition), Student Reaction
Hilton, Louis R., III – American Educational History Journal, 2004
In using the autobiographies of African-Americans as a heuristic, educators are provided with a context to view African-American educational history. The autobiographies of African-Americans tell stories of triumph over adversity as also revealed in Melba Beals' autobiography, "Warriors Don't Cry," a recount of the struggle to integrate…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, African Americans, Heuristics, Context Effect
Marinara, Martha – 1995
Using Ariadne's thread in the narrative of the labyrinth as a metaphor for the elusiveness of language, this paper explores the concept of "self" to prepare for the discussion of autobiography as a "tool" for teaching writing, and to create a connection between a politically enabled self, a private self, and critical theory.…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement
Freire, Paulo – 1996
This book offers Paulo Freire's retrospection on his life and work. These reflections, conceived in the form of 18 letters to his niece, Cristina, provide a backdrop for a deeper understanding of the experiences--including his exile---that have informed his thinking and teaching. The first 10 letters look back on Freire's childhood and youth. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Bean, Thomas W. – 1993
A study explored preservice teachers' attitudes toward reading through detailed case study analysis of their reading autobiographies. Subjects, 45 students in a required content area reading class in Hawaii, completed a reading autobiography assignment in which they considered their reading experiences from their earliest memory of being read to…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Case Studies, Constructivism (Learning), Content Area Reading
Butler, Sydney J.; Bentley, T. Roy – 1990
Lifewriting is a form of autobiographical composition in which the non-expert, or even the beginning writer, tries to capture on paper the raw experiences of a lifetime. The intersections between family history and social or political events provide one set of starting points for the lifewriter who sets out on the neverending journey to capture a…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication, Lifelong Learning
Peterson, Linda H. – 1990
By examining two autobiographies by Victorian women, the role of editors in the composing and publishing of autobiographical texts can be explored, and questions can be raised about the way personal writing is assigned, edited, and evaluated in classrooms today. The autobiography of Margaret Oliphant, a prolific Victorian novelist and critic, was…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Editing, Editors, Females
Shugert, Diane P., Ed. – Connecticut English Journal, 1984
Noting that students read and write nonfiction without noticing how the language of nonfiction shapes the subject they are studying, the articles in this journal demonstrate ways in which teachers can link their concern for language with their students' interest in content subjects. Titles of the 24 essays are as follows: (1) "Spreading the…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Biographies, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing
Many Guns, Tom – 1979
As part of an effort to preserve oral tradition and produce a history about the Blackfeet people, Tom Many Guns relates the story of his life and, in so doing, brings out the rich cultural heritage of the Blackfeet. The recollections were gathered through interviews and translated from Blackfeet to English using every effort to preserve Tom Many…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, American Indian Reservations
Simon, Eugene E. – 1968
This curriculum guide for grade 11 was written to provide direction for teachers in helping students understand how Negro literature reflects its historical background, in integrating Black literature into the English curriculum, in teaching students literary structure, and in comparing and contrasting Negro themes with othr themes in American…
Descriptors: Authors, Autobiographies, Biographies, Black Culture
Baldanza, Frank – 1961
One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major American authors, this volume contains critical studies of Mark Twain. Designed for use by both literary critics and secondary and college teachers of English, this work would also be of value to undergraduate and graduate students of literature. Topics covered…
Descriptors: Authors, Autobiographies, Creative Writing, English Instruction
Charles, Jim – 1995
American Indian literature deserves a more prominent place in the English language arts curriculum. Oral literature of American Indians includes didactic stories, told to maintain tribal mores and value systems; it also includes humorous and entertaining stories, as well as histories of various American Indian peoples. Anthropologists and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Literature, American Indians, Autobiographies