The Education of Major Jack Downing: Humor as a Foundation of Education.

Sherman, Robert T.

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ERIC Number: EJ207114

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Publication Date: 1979

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The Education of Major Jack Downing: Humor as a Foundation of Education.

Sherman, Robert T.

Educational Studies, v10 n2 p175-88 Sum 1979

Demonstrates how education can be studied through folk literature and humor, using Seba Smith's folk hero, Major Jack Downing. Illustrates a broadened conception of what constitutes education and contributes to education other than schooling. (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Education, Educational History, Folk Culture, General Education, Humor, Nonformal Education, Politics, Relevance (Education), United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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