Introduces the findings of Ricoeur's hermeneutics and interprets the usefulness of his philosophy in the study of domination. The role of interpretation as a constitutive part of ideology critique is understudied and it is here that Ricoeur's ideas are instructive. Uses Ricoeur's insights in order to show their potential to disrupt asymmetrical…

Discusses aspects of authenticity in the scholarship of American Indian studies. Suggests the need to admit fear and feelings of alienation associated with the past, confront academic elitists who separate themselves from the living communities they study, interrogate mainstream scholars who continually attempt to occupy Indian territory, and find…

Discusses the importance of counseling guided by a life-span development model. Emphasizes that one popular theory should be modified by taking into account a broader understanding of life-span development in terms of commonalities and differences in male and female development. Examines implications with borderline personality disorder and…

Argues that the phrase "think like a lawyer" confers a technical understanding of legal practices unavailable to ordinary people. Invites critics, in another approach, to examine ways laws are negotiated within rhetorical culture, then transformed into legal edicts. Studies the case of "Separate but Equal" doctrine to offer a…

Presents a series of speeches by three past presidents of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) about the future of the association and educational research in general. Two of the three explain why they are highly critical of the field they helped lead; the third suggests a redirection towards more comprehensive theories from the…

Finds that including media studies at the end of a traditional literature course is an effective pedagogical instrument for instigating discussion regarding the literary canon, since students recognize and address the important contribution of popular culture when it is in dialogue with more traditional material. Selects the film…

Critical analysis of literature dealing with theory, policy, and empirical research on subject leaders in secondary schools in England and Wales. (Contains 47 references.) (PKP)

Considers the ways in which hypertext literature differs from print literature with specific reference to questions of sequence and closure. Discusses how hypertext fiction - electric stories - might be used to invite students of English language arts to interrogate their beliefs about literary form. Defines literary hypertext and theorizes about…

Conducted a case study of the evaluation of a women's substance abuse prevention program and identified three key aspects of negotiated evaluation. Discusses the processes involved in feminist evaluation, including collaborative agenda setting and cooperative teamwork. (SLD)

Considers how Bobbie Ann Mason's short story "Shiloh" contains a wealth of metaphoric imagery and has been analyzed through various lenses of the literary tradition, including that of the Grail quest. Suggests that it provides the necessary components for any unit concentrating on teaching the anatomy of the elements of the short story. Discusses…

Addresses problems concerning the ways Flannery O'Connor's fiction has been read. Proposes an alternate reading of "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." Suggests the primary theme of the story is the idea that each generation has the responsibility to pass on values to the next. (PM)

Describes several of the challenges facing the student of Henry James's work and suggests some ways of meeting them. Focuses on James's later stories, where the problems of understanding are greater than they are in his earlier works. Presents questions and discussion for the four full days to be devoted to this long tale. (SG)

Defines biorhetoric as a discourse of bodysigns. Explores the ways in which a biorhetoric offers the possibility of effecting radical change by positioning educators within the ambiguous interplay of materiality and semiosis. Examines biorhetoric as a tool for and a medium of change by exploring facets of its double vision. Offers an enactment of…

Teacher talks about difficulty of dealing with often contradictory changes in instructional methods, especially in teaching reading. (PKP)

Discusses the semester-long experiences of the authors in bringing contemporary critical theory to the English curriculum of a small university. Concludes that theory could be successfully taught to undergraduates. (RS)