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Literature, Education, and Cultural Literacy.

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Clark, Walter H., Jr. – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1990

Discusses teaching English literature in relation to E. D. Hirsch's book, "Cultural Literacy". Isolates Hirsch's literary references and discusses how they can be used to teach undergraduates. Maintains that schools of education and English departments can contribute to cultural literacy because they educate prospective teachers. (KM)

Descriptors: Criticism, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development

Theater Education and Hirsch's Contextualism: How Do We Get There, and Do We Want to Go?

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Gillespie, Patti P. – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1990

Discusses theater education in the areas of curriculum, production, and criticism, as proposals in E. D. Hirsch's, "Cultural Literacy" might affect it. Explains context, cultural literacy, and contextual criticism in theater education. Traces interwoven history of education and theater. Explores how embracing Hirsch's proposal would…

Descriptors: Criticism, Cultural Activities, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design