Anxiety of Influence in the Classroom, or, the Will to Ignorance.

Banta, Martha

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Publication Date: 1980-Oct

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Anxiety of Influence in the Classroom, or, the Will to Ignorance.

Banta, Martha

College English, v42 n2 p109-20 Oct 1980

Analyzes a number of situations that reveal students' disinterest in learning about events and people from the past; traces possible causes of this disinterest. (RL)

Descriptors: Anti Intellectualism, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Negative Attitudes, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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