"Following the Curve of the Sentence: Notes From a Reader's Diary" is comprised of excerpts from the author's Reader's Diary, using experimental writing practices that can be modeled and used by English teachers in classrooms. The Reader's Diary is a subgenre of autobiography, memoir and poetic prose essay, a flexible, hybrid form of inquiry. The…

This study examines the use of autoethnography as a teaching method to work with pre-service teachers in an elementary school setting. Focusing on Whiteness and critical race theory as a lens for reviewing their experiences while working with children of color, the author includes her own story of exploring her racism as a classroom teacher, a…

In this study, data in the form of (preservice teacher) "student voices" taken from mathematical autobiographies, written at the beginning of the semester, and end-of-semester reflections, were analyzed in order to examine why preservice elementary school teachers were highly motivated in a social constructivist mathematics course in which the…

This qualitative case study examines the relationship of teachers who mentor other teachers. We studied 125 autobiographical portfolios submitted by elementary and secondary teachers who had won awards as outstanding educators from their campuses and were competing at the district level. The research site was a midsize city (population 95,000) in…

It has been shown that internally generated (thought or imagination) and externally generated (events, things, or people encountered in the past) autobiographical memories differ in characteristic ways. To examine the consequences of rehearsal on simulated perceived and imagined autobiographical memories, 36 undergraduate students participated in…

This Film Focus series presents selected information about the respected and controversial French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard and his films. Information is documented through reports of interviews, reviews, essays, and commentaries. Included are filmographies of Godard's films, beginning in 1954 and continuing through 1972. Also, there is a selected…

An exploration of autobiographical form and its relation to the shape of women's lives. (DD)

Eight steps for teachers interested in assigning autobiographical media presentations in high school English classes. (STS)

Suggests autobiography, story telling, and theater as metaphors for education researchers hoping to honor the spontaneity, specificity, and ambiguity of knowledge. Describes an experiment with teachers using multiple theatrical narratives as a way to explore choices and uncover experience. (MLH)

Article is composed of reminiscences of author's past educational and personal experiences. (RK)

A business college educated Seminole girl tells about her life on a reservation, her struggles to get an education, and her reasons for forsaking a bank job and returning to the reservation to manage a store. An introductory recapitulation of American Indian history precedes her narrative. (KG)

A humorous depiction of a class discussion of "Up from Slavery"; part of the author's forthcoming book, "Miss LePage and the Classics." (Editor/RD)

Autobiographies of 25 blind and visually impaired persons are examined and the influence of gender upon disability is assessed. Roles of ideal woman or man and disabled person in society and views about themselves and the world are compared with those of other marginal people as revealed in autobiographical form. (Author/CL)

Reviews eight new adult books of interest to high school readers. The books reviewed include a historical novel, three personal memoirs, a book of fables, a literary fantasy, and excerpts from the works of naturalists Jean Henri Fabre and Carl Linnaeus. (GT)

Reviews five new adult books of interest to high school readers. The books include a novel, an autobiography, and books about the forest, the tracing of lost pets, and medical folklore. (GT)