A Case for Teaching Literature in the Secondary School: Why Reading Fiction Matters in an Age of Scientific Objectivity and Standardization

by Janet Alsup

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Taking a close look at the forces that affect English education in schools-at the ways literature, cognitive science, the privileging of the STEM disciplines, and current educational policies are connected-this timely book counters with a strong argument for the importance of continuing to teach literature in middle and secondary classrooms. The case is made through critical examination of the ongoing "culture wars" between the humanities and the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1138823473

ISBN13:9781138823471

Release Date:May 2015

Publisher:Routledge

Length:154 Pages

Weight:0.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Education Education & Reference Language Arts Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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