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Peer reviewedSmith, Marilyn B. – College English, 1982
Shows how the eagerness to learn and the wealth of experience of senior adults makes a composition course in autobiography particularly effective for such students. (JL)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Older Adults, Postsecondary Education, Student Experience
Peer reviewedWess, Robert C. – Exercise Exchange, 1982
Describes an essay writing assignment that combines points from R. D. Kepes' futuristic point of view and V. E. Frankl's real life projections. (FL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Essays, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Dixon, John; Stratta, Leslie – 1984
Addressed to classroom teachers, this booklet illustrates ways student enterprise projects offer uncommon opportunities for students to write and ultimately produce materials having social value. It is suggested that, for elementary school students, teachers can structure enterprise projects involving play. For example, one teacher invited…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Entrepreneurship, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedChesler, Mark A.; Zuniga, Ximena – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Describes a class exercise designed to confront homophobic attitudes. Students wear pink triangles to identify with gay/lesbian prejudice and peer pressures. Explores social conflict, prejudice, and oppression using conflict management techniques. Includes excerpts from students writing assignments and finds fear of being stigmatized pervades…
Descriptors: Bias, Class Activities, College Students, Conflict Resolution
