Argues for a revision of relativism in literary interpretation that supports, rather than undermines, efforts to explore the possibility of judgments of relative plausibility. Illustrates norms of interpretation and canons of evidence with examples drawn from interpretations of Shakespearean plays. Allays fears that any form of relativism…

Relates the author's reflections on her early experiences as a student in China and her recent experiences as a composition teacher in the United States. Reveals how the frustration and confusion the author experienced growing up caught between two conflicting worlds ultimately helped her to grow as a reader and writer. (JD)

Describes the varied roles of public relations practitioners and the opportunities in the field of public relations for journalism graduates. (AEA)

Advocates exchanging sets of compositions with other faculty members to help teachers more actively participate in their classroom writing groups and to encourage students to weigh teacher feedback for themselves. (AEA)

Argues for a reading of Jane Austen's "Persuasion" that undermines Joseph Duffy's reading of the novel as a commentary on shifting social class structures, and which bolsters Nancy Armstrong's reading as a commentary on female voice and the values of the domestic household. Interprets the novel in the light of 18th-century rhetorical theory. (TB)

Article written in Thai. (RL)

This document addresses the challenges and opportunities technological advances are presenting in education. Using the example of Photonics (defined as the generation, manipulation, transport, detection and use of light information and energy whose quantium unit is the photon) the report illustrates the need for up-to-date educational curricula.…

Presents a fictionalized account of a young professor's attempt to make a name for himself in academic circles. (TO)

To provide a writing pedagogy grounded in theory, a teaching method was developed which sequenced certain types of assignments. The classification of types and the organizational structure of the sequences were based on a teaching model that draws upon theories from various disciplines. Although the teaching activities are not new in themselves,…

From time to time a classified and annotated record is issued, in bulletin form, of current educational publications received by the library of the Bureau of Education to a certain specified date. The present list continues the record to June 1, 1924, immediately following Bulletin, 1923, no. 54, which comprised publications received by the Bureau…

Argues that Toni Morrison's fiction encourages the reexamination of the relationship between the narrative structures of oral storytelling and those of the modern novel. Demonstrates how Morrison creatively draws on oral and literate language and memory. (HB)

Describes the effects that institutionalization of peer tutoring is having on the teaching-learning relationship. (MM)

This paper presents and evaluates different types of student assessment measures--including discussion-generating questions, multiple choice questions, essay questions, and authentic projects--for on-line courses. The paper asserts that assessment should mimic how students will be evaluated on the job site in the real world, meaning that they…

THIS ANALYSIS OF THE OPINIONS OF ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS ON THE SERIOUSNESS OF VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONAL PROBLEMS IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE GUIDES FOR IN-SERVICE TRAINING. THE STUDY EXAMINES WHICH PROBLEMS THE TEACHERS CONSIDER MOST IMPORTANT AND WHETHER THE ADMINISTRATORS AGREE. A RATING SCALE FOR SIX PROBLEM AREAS WAS CONSTRUCTED--(1) INSTRUCTIONAL…