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Download full textShuman, R. Baird; And Others – Virginia English Bulletin, 1971
This edition of the "Virginia English Bulletin" is devoted primarily to articles about multiple-elective programs in high school English classes. These articles include: (1) "Multiple Electives in the English Curriculum" by R. Baird Shuman; (2) "Creative Dramatics: A Natural for the Multiple Electives Program" by…
Descriptors: Dramatics, Elective Courses, English Curriculum, Literature
Peer reviewedShuman, R. Baird – Journal of General Education, 1981
Provides a rationale for literature study as part of the general education curriculum, considering its primary benefits to be the development of a fundamental understanding of metaphoric thinking, abstraction, conceptualization, and of students' ability to read and appreciate literature independently. Addresses issues of appropriate content and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Course Objectives, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedShuman, R. Baird – Clearing House, 1973
Discussed the study of literature as a means of understanding the techniques of literature as well as helping students to understand themselves. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Decision Making, English Curriculum, High School Students, Literature
Peer reviewedShuman, R. Baird; Dilworth, Collett B., Jr. – Reading Horizons, 1979
Concludes that literature can serve the basic skills by providing a very powerful incentive for their mastery. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature, Minimum Competency Testing
Peer reviewedShuman, R. Baird – English Journal, 1995
Argues that English teachers are in an admirable position to move troubled, violent students in directions that will prove productive for them. States what the real situation is in regards to violence in schools today. Looks at root causes for violence. Considers what secondary schools can do in cooperation with teachers. Outlines teaching…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, English Curriculum, English Teachers, High School Students
Shuman, R. Baird – Illinois Schools Journal, 1978
Classroom teachers should work at altering classroom activity so that it is process-centered, so that it piques the curiosity of the students, and demands both left and right brain involvement. Literature can be used as well as any other art form in stimulating this kind of learning process. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Teaching, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Shuman, R. Baird – 1977
This volume is based on the responses of 374 English teachers at the secondary and college levels to a letter asking them to describe the questions that most perplex them professionally. Answers are provided by 88 leaders in English education, including James R. Squire, Walter H. MacGinitie, R. Baird Shuman, Sheila Schwartz, and Ken Macrorie. The…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, Drama, English Instruction
Shuman, R. Baird; Sublett, Henry L., Jr. – Virginia English Bulletin, 1970
The ability to perceive such things as nuances of language, moods of people, and the temper of society may be the single most important ability students need to develop. One approach, which works well with upper elementary and junior high students, uses units involving community study with library research, observation, and interviewing as a base.…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Auditory Perception, Community Characteristics, Community Education
