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ERIC Number: EJ568237
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1911
Shakespeare in Secondary Schools.
Batho, Rob
Educational Review, v50 n2 p163-72 Jun 1998
A study of schools in two English local education authorities found that time spent teaching Shakespeare increases in Year 9 now that the National Curriculum mandates testing on Shakespeare. However, restrictions on the choice of plays is limiting teaching methods and diminishing student learning and enjoyment of the subject. (SK)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, English Curriculum, Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests, Secondary Education, Student Reaction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Shakespeare (William)
Note: Special Issue: Literacy and Schooling.