Hi paul1961,
I was able to find the information you were looking for. Actually, I
got so involved in the search that I found 18 or 19 references, not
just the 5 to 10 you asked for! Almost all of the papers are from
journals. In some cases, I was able to find the current web site for
the institution in the research article and have included a link to
the course listing where appropriate and available. Most of the
studies are American; however, I was able to find a couple from the UK
and one from Canada.
****United States****
ERIC_NO: EJ462237
TITLE: Covering the Waterfront versus Taking the Plunge: Curriculum
Revision in a Liberal Arts College.
AUTHOR: Schroeder, Patricia R.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1993
JOURNAL_CITATION: ADE Bulletin; n104 p36-39 Spr 1993
ABSTRACT: Recounts the process and narrates the steps taken by the
English department at Ursinus College, Pennsylvania, in its major
renovation of its outdated English curriculum. Describes the working
conditions of the department and the newly devised curriculum. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Curriculum Development; English Curriculum; English
Departments; English Instruction; Program Development;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Higher Education;
IDENTIFIERS: Educational Issues; *Ursinus College PA
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 141; 055; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS745250
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0001-0898
Undergraduate English courses offered at Ursinus College
http://www.ursinus.edu/content.asp?page=AcademicPrograms/english.html&tab=Academic_Programs
ERIC_NO: EJ489303
TITLE: Heeding Our Strokes: Curriculum Revision at Western Washington
University.
AUTHOR: Mason, John B.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1994
JOURNAL_CITATION: ADE Bulletin; n108 p16-18 Fall 1994
ABSTRACT: Describes how the English department at Western Washington
University set out to revise the English curriculum as a participant
in the MLA-FIPSE English Programs Curriculum Review Project. Shows how
the faculty redesigned the curriculum, and asks tough questions
concerning the best way to undertake such changes. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Curriculum Development; English Curriculum; English
Departments; Majors (Students);
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: College English; English Instruction; Higher
Education; Politics of Education; Program Development;
IDENTIFIERS: Modern Language Association; *Western Washington
University
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 120; 055; 141; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS748240
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0001-0898
LANGUAGE: English
At Western Washington University:
Courses for English majors, emphasis on Literature
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~engldept/advising/plans.html#literature
English Course Descriptions
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~engldept/CourseDescript.html
ERIC_NO: EJ486240
TITLE: Rebuilding the English Program at Roger Williams University: A
Report on a Successful Effort.
AUTHOR: Tackach, James
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1994
JOURNAL_CITATION: ADE Bulletin; n107 p25-27 Spr 1994
ABSTRACT: Describes how the English department at Roger Williams
University set out to revise and revive the English major under
difficult circumstances during the 1988-89 school year. Shows how the
faculty redesigned the curriculum, recruited new majors, and
established support programs. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Curriculum Development; English Curriculum; English
Departments;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: English Instruction; Higher Education; Politics of
Education; Program Descriptions; Program Development;
IDENTIFIERS: *Roger Williams College RI
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 120; 055; 141; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS747871
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0001-0898
LANGUAGE: English
The courses required for core concentration in English Literature at
Roger Williams University is available (about 2/3 of the way down the
page) at:
http://www.rwu.edu/onlinecat/information/corecurr.htm
ERIC_NO: EJ489302
TITLE: Re-vision--Inside, Outside, Upside Down: Curriculum Change at
Willamette University.
AUTHOR: Long, Carol S.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1994
JOURNAL_CITATION: ADE Bulletin; n108 p11-15 Fall 1994
ABSTRACT: Describes how the English department at Willamette
University set out to revise the English curriculum as a participant
in the MLA-FIPSE English Programs Curriculum Review Project. Shows how
the faculty redesigned the curriculum, and shares three important
ideas that might be useful to other departments undertaking similar
changes. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Curriculum Development; English Curriculum; English
Departments;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: English Instruction; Higher Education; Politics of
Education; Program Development;
IDENTIFIERS: Modern Language Association; *Willamette University OR
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 120; 055; 141; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS748239
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0001-0898
LANGUAGE: English
Course listing for an English major at Williamette University
http://www.willamette.edu/cla/catalog/Sect2/courses/eng.html
ERIC_NO: EJ489301
TITLE: The Charms of Curriculum Change at Merrimack College.
AUTHOR: Branca, Geraldine S.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1994
JOURNAL_CITATION: ADE Bulletin; n108 p6-10 Fall 1994
ABSTRACT: Describes how the English department at Merrimack College
set out to revise the English curriculum as a participant in the
MLA-FIPSE English Programs Curriculum Review Project. Shows how the
faculty redesigned the curriculum, and articulates two strategies
marking the successful phases of the process. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Curriculum Development; English Curriculum; English
Departments; Teacher Attitudes;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: College English; Curriculum Design; Higher
Education; Politics of Education;
IDENTIFIERS: English Teachers; *Merrimack College MA; Modern Language
Association
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 120; 055; 141; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS748238
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0001-0898
LANGUAGE: English
ERIC_NO: ED356493
TITLE: Curriculum Reform: Can We Afford It?
AUTHOR: Marshall, Donald G.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1993
ABSTRACT: Based on his department's experience with curriculum change,
the head of the English department at University of Illinois at
Chicago (UIC) concluded that curriculum change must be local,
incremental, and unending. A consequence of the claim that curriculum
change should be local is that proposed changes must be consistent
with local realities--and resources are an obvious and key component
of local realities. Budgets are never just lists of numbers, since
they exhibit the translation of choices into realities. UIC became a
bachelor's degree granting institution in 1965. At that time virtually
all the faculty taught composition and introductory literature courses
in small sections of about 25 students. The first doctorate was
awarded in 1983, but the number of English majors (and faculty)
declined sharply in the 1980s. As faculty numbers declined and
graduate student numbers increased, composition was handed over to
teaching assistants. UIC devotes substantial resources to train
teaching assistants. The training provided is an important mechanism
for socializing new instructors and for establishing a strong sense
that the teaching assistants are developing into professional
colleagues who are sustaining a vital departmental and university
program worthy of their energies and their pride. Any program, whether
one beyond the means of a department or within them, has good and bad,
advantages and disadvantages, and both will be different in each case.
The task of departments is to face reality squarely--refusing
avoidable constraints and seeking possible improvements. (RS)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: College English; Curriculum Development; English
Departments; Teaching Assistants;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Educational Trends; Higher Education; Teacher
Education;
IDENTIFIERS: Educational Issues; Professional Concerns; *University of
Illinois Chicago
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 150; 141; 120
PAGE: 6; 1
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS213786
EDRS_PRICE: EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
LEVEL: 1
LANGUAGE: English
GEOGRAPHIC_SOURCE: U.S.; Illinois
NOTE: 6p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Conference on
College Composition and Communication (44th, San Diego, CA, March
31-April 3, 1993).
ERIC_NO: EJ551886
TITLE: Curriculum Revision: Notes on the MLA-FIPSE Process at the
State University of New York, Oswego.
AUTHOR: Murphy, Patrick M.; O'Shea, Edward
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1997
JOURNAL_CITATION: ADE Bulletin; n116 p41-45 Spr 1997
ABSTRACT: Describes curriculum review at the State University of New
York, Oswego, where faculty and administrators tried to develop an
English major that would preserve the best traditional practices and
institutionalize innovation. Concludes that curriculum revision would
not have moved forward without the Modern Language Association-Fund
for the Improvement of Secondary Education (MLA-FIPSE) project. (TB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Curriculum Development; Curriculum Evaluation;
Degree Requirements; English Curriculum;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: English Departments; Higher Education;
IDENTIFIERS: State University of New York Coll at Oswego
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 080; 120; 141
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS754136
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0001-0898
LANGUAGE: English
SUNY Oswego Course Requirements for BA Literary Studies
http://www.oswego.edu/Acad_Dept/a_and_s/english/docs/undergrad.htm#LitStudies
ERIC_NO: EJ617735
TITLE: WPA Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition.
AUTHOR: Harrington, Susanmarie; Malencyzk, Rita; Peckham, Irv; Rhodes,
Keith; Yancey, Kathleen Blake
PUBLICATION_DATE: 2001
JOURNAL_CITATION: College English; v63 n3 p321-25 Jan 2001
ABSTRACT: Considers the wide variation of first-year composition
programs and if they do indeed vary so widely. Considers what the
programs have in common. Asks if it would be possible to articulate a
general curricular framework for first-year composition, regardless of
institutional home, student demographics, and instructor
characteristics. Presents a list of outcomes approved by the Council
of Writing Program Administrators. (SC)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Curriculum Development; Freshman Composition;
Outcomes of Education;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: English Departments; Higher Education;
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 080; 142
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS760067
ISSN: ISSN-0010-0994
LANGUAGE: English
ERIC_ISSUE: CIJJUN2001
ERIC_NO: ED343487
TITLE: Letters Program Review in the State University System of
Florida.
AUTHOR: Kellogg, Robert; Tarkow, Theodore A.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1991
ABSTRACT: This review presents a 1991 evaluation of the English and
Classics portions of the Letters Program in the state universities
within Florida. Departmental self-evaluations and site visits by a
consultant and a Board of Regents staff member discovered that in most
of the nine universities the situation for English has worsened in the
past five years. It was found that enrollments have increased without
a proportional increase in staff. In addition, in every English
department in the State University System, appreciable numbers of
students who have opted for an English major, and have been accepted,
have been turned away from advanced courses they want to take and
need; in some universities the wait can be two and a half years. All
the universities were found to have a de facto limitation of access to
the courses required for the English major. Also revealed was an
apparent system-wide deterioration in the funding of instructional
costs relative to student enrollments in English. Faculty salaries
were found to be generally low at the associate and full professor
level. Recommendations include adding texts from diverse cultures to
the standard canon and protecting the English major program from the
heavy general education service demands put on the departments.
Recommended for the three universities offering Classics studies is
increased institutional cooperation including possibly either a shared
program with cross enrollments or more distinct program emphasis.
(GLR)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Access to Education; English Instruction;
Enrollment; Teacher Salaries;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Classical Languages; Classical Literature;
Educational Trends; English Curriculum; Graduate Study; Higher
Education; Majors (Students); Required Courses; State Universities;
Teacher Shortage; Trend Analysis; Undergraduate Study;
IDENTIFIERS: *English Majors; *State University System of Florida
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 141
PAGE: 241; 3
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: HE025350
EDRS_PRICE: EDRS Price - MF01/PC10 Plus Postage.
REPORT_NO: BOR-91-2
LEVEL: 1
AUDIENCE: Administrators; Practitioners
LANGUAGE: English
GEOGRAPHIC_SOURCE: U.S.; Virginia
NOTE: 241p.
******United Kingdom******
ERIC_NO: EJ477345
TITLE: Bringing English to Order: A Personal Account of the NCC
English Evaluation Project.
AUTHOR: Clark, Urszula
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1994
JOURNAL_CITATION: English in Education; v28 n1 p33-38 Spr 1994
ABSTRACT: Provides a personal account of Great Britain's National
Curriculum Committee's English Evaluation Project based at Warwick
University. Describes the way the interim and final results of the
committee were used by higher powers. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Case Studies; Curriculum Development; English
Curriculum; English Instruction;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education;
Writing Instruction;
IDENTIFIERS: *Great Britain; *National Curriculum
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 120; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS747032
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0425-0494
LANGUAGE: English
Quality Assessment Report by the HEFCE for the University of Hull
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/revreps/subjrev/All/q57-95.htm
***Canada***
ERIC_NO: EJ455617
TITLE: Composition in Canadian Universities.
AUTHOR: Graves, Roger
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1993
JOURNAL_CITATION: Written Communication; v10 n1 p72-105 Jan 1993
ABSTRACT: Provides information about how Canadian universities
organize writing instruction. Presents the results of a nationwide
survey of Canadian universities concerning writing instructors,
writing researchers, and the scope and range of instruction. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Writing (Composition); Writing Instruction; Writing
Teachers;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: College English; English Curriculum; Foreign
Countries; Higher Education; National Surveys; Writing Research;
IDENTIFIERS: *Canada
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 080; 143
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS744651
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0741-0883
LANGUAGE: English
****More US research - not focused on a specific institution***
ERIC_NO: ED349563
TITLE: The Ideology of Canons and Cultural Concerns in the Literature
Curriculum. Report Series.
AUTHOR: Purves, Alan C.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1991
ABSTRACT: Educators who are responsible for planning curricula in
literature should wish to do so with a full respect for the diverse
groups that comprise U.S. society. The current way of thinking about
this problem in setting policy for literature instruction is in terms
of the canon: that is, the traditional works and the order in which
they are to be read. Education, by its very nature, is ethnocentric,
and cultures are exclusionary and elitist by definition. However,
recently cultural critics have challenged the monolithic nature of
U.S. cultural elitism and the literarcy canon in particular. New
populations have been accommodated by adding texts to the recognized
"classics," and educators are being pressured to help speed up this
evolutionary process. In U.S. society, canon formation is carried out
by diverse forces, and is constantly being questioned and altered.
Also, there is always a discrepancy between the official canon, the
critical canon, and what is actually being taught and therefore read
by students. Sustained controversy has marked attempts to foster more
inclusion of minority and women writers. But a literature curriculum
is not simply a matter of canon; it embodies a theory of the text and
teaching. By adopting a broader view of literature and its teaching
which values the cultural backgrounds of the text, the canon wars take
on a different nature and can prove solvable. (Thirty-one references
are attached.) (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Cultural Pluralism; English Curriculum; Ideology;
Literature Appreciation; Multicultural Education;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: College English; Educational Trends; English
Instruction; High Schools; Higher Education;
IDENTIFIERS: Educational Issues; *Literary Canon
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 055; 143
PAGE: 19; 1
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS213516
EDRS_PRICE: EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
CONTRACT_NO: R117G10015
LEVEL: 1
LANGUAGE: English
GEOGRAPHIC_SOURCE: U.S.; New York
NOTE: 19p.
ERIC_NO: EJ581350
TITLE: Reframing the Great Debate on First-Year Writing.
AUTHOR: Roemer, Marjorie; Schultz, Lucille M.; Durst, Russel K.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1999
JOURNAL_CITATION: College Composition and Communication; v50 n3
p377-92 Feb 1999
ABSTRACT: Revisits the historical contours of the debate over the need
for and role of the required first-year course in writing. Argues for
the value of the required course in composition as a pedagogical site
with the potential to influence large of numbers of students, and for
its importance as a site of struggle within the institutional
hierarchy of academia. (SR)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: College English; Educational History; English
Instruction; Freshman Composition; Politics of Education; Required
Courses;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Educational Change; Educational Trends; Higher
Education;
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 080; 120
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS756849
ISSN: ISSN-0010-096X
LANGUAGE: English
NOTE: Theme: A Usable Past: "CCC" at 50.
ERIC_ISSUE: CIJOCT1999
ERIC_NO: EJ489309
TITLE: English Department Service Courses.
AUTHOR: Fontane, Marilyn Stall
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1994
JOURNAL_CITATION: ADE Bulletin; n108 p38-41 Fall 1994
ABSTRACT: Considers the national curricular practices in college
English departments, specifically with regard to "service" courses.
Provides excerpts of data from the Modern Language Association's
national survey of 92 English departments. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Curriculum Development; Department Heads; English
Curriculum; English Departments; Freshman Composition; Introductory
Courses;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Course Content; Educational Research; Educational
Trends; English Instruction; Higher Education; National Surveys;
IDENTIFIERS: Literature Instruction; Modern Language Association
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 120; 143; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS748246
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0001-0898
LANGUAGE: English
ERIC_NO: EJ486248
TITLE: Department Revitalization: Some Admonishments, Some Tricks,
Some Topics for Discussion.
AUTHOR: Bowen, Zack
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1994
JOURNAL_CITATION: ADE Bulletin; n107 p54-57 Spr 1994
ABSTRACT: Considers the ways by which English departments might begin
the process of revitalization. Provides suggestions in eight areas of
concern: record keeping, teaching, scheduling, advertising, handling
workloads, revising the curriculum, funding, and hiring. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Budgeting; Department Heads; English Departments;
Instructional Leadership; Retrenchment;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Collegiality; Educational Trends; English
Curriculum; English Instruction; Higher Education;
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 120; 055; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS747879
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0001-0898
LANGUAGE: English
ERIC_NO: EJ472449
TITLE: Competing Paradigms for Research and Evaluation in the Teaching
of English.
AUTHOR: Larson, Richard L.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1993
JOURNAL_CITATION: Research in the Teaching of English; v27 n3 p283-92
Oct 1993
ABSTRACT: Discusses how English instruction has changed in recent
decades, and questions whether the changes constitute a real "paradigm
shift." Outlines the historical discussion regarding the changes as
paradigm shift. Shows how paradigms have often come into sharp
opposition through cultural exchanges. Advocates a constructivist
paradigm. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Educational Trends; English Instruction; Research
Methodology; Writing Instruction; Writing Research;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Higher Education; Models;
IDENTIFIERS: *Composition Theory; *Paradigm Shifts; Social
Constructivism
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 070; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS746460
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0035-527X
LANGUAGE: English
ERIC_NO: EJ489308
TITLE: Reimagining English Departments: What Is Our Future?
AUTHOR: Gossett, Suzanne
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1994
JOURNAL_CITATION: ADE Bulletin; n108 p34-37 Fall 1994
ABSTRACT: Discusses three fundamental questions that figure
prominently in any attempt to imagine the future of English
departments: What is an English department? What is the goal of an
English department? and What is to be done? (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Curriculum Development; Department Heads;
Educational Trends; English Curriculum; English Departments; Futures
(of Society);
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: English Instruction; Higher Education;
Instructional Leadership;
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 120; 055; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS748245
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0001-0898
LANGUAGE: English
ERIC_NO: EJ506311
TITLE: Hearing Voices in English Studies.
AUTHOR: Graham, Margaret Baker; Goubil-Gambrell, Patricia
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1995
JOURNAL_CITATION: JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory; v15 n1 p103-20
1995
ABSTRACT: Explores the developmental trajectory within the field of
English studies as discernible in the kinds of articles published over
the past several decades in the most prominent pedagogical journals in
the field, including "College English" and "Research in the Teaching
of English." (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: College English; Educational Trends; Scholarly
Journals; Writing Instruction;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Content Analysis; English Instruction; Higher
Education; Writing (Composition); Writing Research;
IDENTIFIERS: Advanced Composition; *Composition Theory; *Historical
Background; Poststructuralism
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 120; 143; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS750003
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0731-6755
LANGUAGE: English
ERIC_NO: EJ489307
TITLE: Representing the Past.
AUTHOR: Hunter, Paul
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1994
JOURNAL_CITATION: ADE Bulletin; n108 p31-33 Fall 1994
ABSTRACT: Considers the importance of "teaching the past" in the
English classroom, including older texts. Disagrees with the notion
that teaching the past is in trouble. Discusses recent trends in
literary studies, especially cultural studies, and their possible
effect on teaching the past. Gives advice for making older texts
appealing in the classroom. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Educational Trends; English Curriculum; English
Departments; History;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: English Instruction; Higher Education; History
Instruction;
IDENTIFIERS: Literary Theory; Literature Instruction
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 120; 052; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS748244
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0001-0898
LANGUAGE: English
ERIC_NO: EJ604714
TITLE: The Baby and the Bathwater: Reframing the Curriculum.
AUTHOR: Traister, Barbara
PUBLICATION_DATE: 2000
JOURNAL_CITATION: ADE Bulletin; n125 p29-31 Spr 2000
ABSTRACT: Considers how in the 1990s most English departments have
altered curricula to accommodate the explosion of the canon, the
emphasis on cultural studies, the arrival of new technology in writing
and literature classrooms, and the varied learning styles of students.
Discusses how many of these changes have been patches rather than
substantial holistic revisioning of the department. (SC)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Curriculum Development; Educational Change; English
Departments; Technological Advancement; Writing Instruction;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Culture; Higher Education;
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 055; 080; 141
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS758993
ISSN: ISSN-0001-0898
LANGUAGE: English
ERIC_ISSUE: CIJOCT2000
I hope this provides you with the information needed. If you have any
questions, please ask for clarification before rating this answer.
Thanks,
tj-ga
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Clarification of Answer by
tj-ga
on
03 Dec 2002 22:54 PST
I've spent quite some time today, looking for more information on your
question, specifically relating to English Studies in the United
Kingdom. I was very disappointed that I could only find two studies
relevant to your search criteria. They are slightly older than you
specified, but were the only relevant articles I could find.
I was also able to find a Canadian book and an American book that
appear related to the topic, but they may not be specific enough for
your purposes. I've included information about them anyway.
Hope this is more along the lines of what you wanted.
Thanks,
tj-ga
***United Kingdom****
ERIC_NO: EJ477279
TITLE: A Schooling in English.
AUTHOR: Dixon, John
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1991
JOURNAL_CITATION: English in Education; v25 n3 p10-17 Fall 1991
ABSTRACT: Traces some of the historical developments which led to the
current state of English instruction in colleges in Britain. Describes
a series of ideological and institutional struggles that have marked
the field since its inception. Sees these struggles as still raging
within the discipline. (HB)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: English Instruction; Politics of Education;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Educational History; English Curriculum; Foreign
Countries; Higher Education; Writing Instruction;
IDENTIFIERS: *Great Britain; Historical Background; National
Curriculum
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 120; 080
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS746966
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0425-0494
LANGUAGE: English
ERIC_NO: EJ417985
TITLE: Where Did College English Studies Come From?
AUTHOR: Miller, Thomas P.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1990
JOURNAL_CITATION: Rhetoric Review; v9 n1 p50-69 Fall 1990
ABSTRACT: Traces the early development of college English instruction.
Argues that the discipline appeared in 1662, a century earlier than
previously believed. Identifies the Dissenters and Scots in Great
Britain and America as among the earliest college English teachers.
Suggests that only by understanding where English instruction
originated can its future be envisioned. (SG)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: College English; Educational History; Foreign
Countries; Intellectual Disciplines;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Colonial History (United States); Higher Education;
IDENTIFIERS: *English History; English Teachers; *Great Britain
PUBLICATION_TYPE: 080; 060; 120
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: CS740744
REPORT_NO: ISSN-0735-0198
LANGUAGE: English
***Canada***
Murray, Heather. Working in English: History, Institution, Resources.
Toronto: U of Toronto P, 1996.
"...Heather Murray examines English Studies in "a history that
includes both disciplinary developments and their cultural context."
She divides her book in three sections: a History section which offers
three analyses of the formation of English Studies in Canada, an
Institution section which offers a study of six common practices in
the discipline, and a Resources section which offers an annotated
guide to material pertaining to English Studies' formative years (200
print sources) and a hand-list of 370 items intended to encourage
further research in the area. She addresses such issues as the gender
structuration of English, close reading, the cannon and the
curriculum, the gender structures of classrooms, classroom dynamics,
the operation of seminar groups, the rhetorical and conventional
limitations of academic debate, and the status of women in higher
education. Working in English is an interesting book to read if one
wishes to acquire some knowledge about English Studies in Canada and
pursue further research in the area (Murray's comprehensive
bibliography is very helpful). KKB...
Annotated Bibliography of "Working in English" taken from
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~mcuddy/ENG9900H/annbib.htm#three)
****United States***
(I realize that you probably have more on the American perspective
than you need and that this article is older than you had specified;
however, since it seems like a very good historical overview, I
thought I'd bring it to your attention anyway.)
Graff, Gerald. Professing Literature: An Institutional History.
Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1987.
"...This is a formidable and accomplished history of literary studies
in the United States from 1828 into the 1980s. Graff is concerned not
only with theoretical disputes, "but also with what has happened to
those practices once they have become institutionalized in modern
universities"--or, as he more vividly puts it, he is interested not
only in what "goes in," but in what "comes out"(5). Individual
chapters treat debates about the respective merits of generalisation
and specialisation, about theory in the classroom, and about the
sometimes conflicting claims placed on professors by the demands of
criticism as opposed to scholarship. Graff identifies cycles of
"routinization" in the history of professing in the modern university,
and finishes by making a tentative gesture towards a new conception of
literary studies that would require the participation "of dissenters,
traditionalists and radicals alike" in an attempt to explore the issue
of "'how we situate ourselves' in reference to literary texts"(262).
AW..."
Annotated Bibliography for "Professing Literature: An Institutional
History" found at:
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~mcuddy/ENG9900H/annbib.htm#three
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