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Science Fiction: Impossible Improbable or Prophetic?

Greenlaw, M. Jean – Elementary English, 1971

A discussion of the implications of technology and the possibilities for the future" reflected in science fiction for children; based on the author's Ph.D. dissertation, A Study of the Impact of Technology on Human Values as Reflected in Modern Science Fiction for Children," Michigan State University, 1970. (Author/RD)

Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Cultural Influences, Human Dignity

Science Fiction as a Mode for Interdisciplinary Education

Peer reviewed

Quina, James; Greenlaw, M. Jean – Journal of Reading, 1975

Suggests that science fiction can be used as a vehicle for teaching a broad range of content subjects incorporating an interdisciplinary approach. (RB)

Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Futures (of Society), Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Fiction

Science Fiction as Moral Literature.

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Greenlaw, M. Jean – Educational Horizons, 1987

The author discusses the use of science fiction as a catalyst for values education for adolescents. (CH)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Moral Issues