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ERIC Number: EJ716835
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jan-1
Pages: 57
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
At the Crossroads of Expertise: The Risky Business of Teaching Popular Culture
Callahan, Meg; Low, Bronwen E.
English Journal, v93 n3 p52 Jan 2004
Incorporation of forms of popular culture into the classroom provides a meeting place where students and teachers can share their expertise. It is shown that within a constructivist model, where teaching and learning is a dynamic interchange between all classroom participants, students, and teachers can become co-investigators of culture.
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Popular Culture, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Communication
National Council of Teachers of English, 111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Web site: http://www.ncte.org/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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