Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ651837
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Which Short Fictions Get Taught?
McKenna, John J.
Eureka Studies In Teaching Short Fiction, v1 n2 p6-10 Spr 2001
Addresses how content and availability affect a teacher's choice of texts. Proposes that editors often determine teachers' choices. Compares two high school textbooks, from 1999 and 1991. Concludes that selections of short fiction are getting shorter, and that excerpts increasingly rule. (PM)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Editors, English Instruction, Reading Ability, Reading Material Selection, Reading Materials, Secondary Education, Short Stories, Teaching Methods
Loren Logsdon, Humanities Division, Eureka College, 300 E. College Avenue, Eureka, IL 61530-1500.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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