Creating Continuity and Coherence in High School Literature Curricula.

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Title: Creating Continuity and Coherence in High School Literature Curricula.
Language: English
Authors: Applebee, Arthur N., Burroughs, Robert, Stevens, Anita S.
Source: Research in the Teaching of English. Feb 2000 34(3):396-429.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 34
Publication Date: 2000
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, English Instruction, English Teachers, High Schools, Literature Appreciation, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Effectiveness
ISSN: 0034-527X
Abstract: Studies how experienced teachers of literature created a sense of continuity and coherence in a curriculum over relatively long periods of time. Finds that although the classrooms created a stable set of domain conventions, similarity in broad topics and goals within the curriculum masked great diversity at the level of classroom practice. (NH)
Entry Date: 2000
Accession Number: EJ601107
Database: ERIC
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