Develops a theory of strategic, political silence which directs public attribution of predictable meanings towards political leaders who unexpectedly refuse to speak in public. The meanings are mystery, uncertainty, passivity, and relinquishment. Illustrates the theory with a criticism of President Carter's silence in July 1979. (JMF)

Discusses recent books of poetry for children, as well as standards for children's poetry and ways of teaching poetry. Discusses a poem from an award-winning book by Ted Hughes to show how a poem can be read for enjoyment. (GT)

Analyzes "ABC Evening News" coverage of the 1972 presidential campaign with a rhetorical analytic technique and a computerized text analysis technique. Compares results and considers three possibilities: (1) the role of technique in research results; (2) different aspects of a phenomenon; and (3) the degree of confidence of results. (JMF)

Describes the fusion of cultural inheritance and imaginative innovation in the literary works of Native American authors and urges scholars not to view such works solely from an ethnographic perspective. (DD)

Explains the use of student analysis worksheets that focus on essential background information, literary elements, and techniques that the instructor and scholars find noteworthy. (MKM)

A teacher's personal experience and its similarity to observations in a poem by Robert Frost illustrate the literature teacher's function--to find shared experiences in literature and transmit the power of the descriptions to others. (RL)

Critiques a recent article in the J. Econ. Ed. by Richard B. McKenzie (Fall, 1977) which suggested that basic economic understanding is essential to good citizenship. (DB)

Using primary sources in literature classrooms--getting students to examine authors' manuscripts, notebooks, and letters--helps students to develop critical methods and analytic skills for questioning literature's minute particulars. (RL)

Examines two major recurring, but paradoxical, fantasies in the rhetoric of social scientists' descriptions of homosexuals: the "homosexual as degenerate," and "mainstreaming the homosexual." Proposes the use of the word "gay" and its referents as a substitute research base for examining social and cultural meanings of same-sex relations. (JMF)

Analyzes the book "Five Run Away Together" from the popular but controversial children's series by Enid Blyton; acknowledges some of the negative factors critics have seen in Blyton's books but also points to some values the books have for children. (GT)

A metaliterary analysis of Orson Welles' famous radio broadcast of H. G. Wells' novel, "The War of the Worlds." Explores the conditions in which fact and fiction can be confused, and the power of the mass media to exploit these conditions. (PD)

This article furthers the discussion of form and content in moral education. Craig's argument is that the issue cannot be resolved until one investigates the status of various moral principles, such as justice, equality, and freedom. (JMF)

The Munn Report's style of thought owes much to the kind of philosophy of education which came into vogue in the 1960s. In particular, the work of Professor Peters and Professor Hirst seems to have had an undue and unhelpful influence. (Author)

A response to Darling's critique of the Munn Report, pages 25-32 of this journal issue. (SJL)

Clarifies problems concerning the nature and scope of rhetoric, including its relation to human knowledge, by viewing rhetorical methods as universal, rule-governed, and productive of knowledge having normative force. Knowledge is conceptualized as developing within a social-symbolic sphere of methods, subject matters, derivations, applications,…