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ERIC Number: EJ494605
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
The Ripple Effect of Censorship: Silencing in the Classroom.
Noll, Elizabeth
English Journal, v83 n8 p59-64 Dec 1994
Contends that some of the most alarming examples of classroom censorship of reading materials are undertaken by English teachers themselves. Gives evidence from a recent survey of high school English teachers in seven states. Documents the fears of losing jobs or of public censure because of controversial reading materials. (HB)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Educational Trends, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Literature Appreciation, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: English Teachers; Literature Instruction
Note: Special Issue: Literature, Queen of the Curriculum.