Literature in the Standards Paradigm: An Evolution of Gains and Losses

Autor/inn/en	McConn, Matthew L.; Blaine, Andrew M.
Titel	Literature in the Standards Paradigm: An Evolution of Gains and Losses
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 36 (2022) 2, S.312-342 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McConn, Matthew L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904819879440
Schlagwörter	Academic Standards; National Standards; Content Analysis; Literature Appreciation; English Instruction; English Curriculum; Curriculum Evaluation; Secondary School Curriculum; Semiotics; Language Arts; Educational Objectives; Educational History; Educational Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inhaltsanalyse; Literarische Wertung; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Semiotik; Sprachkultur; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung
Abstract	The purpose of this article is to present the findings of a qualitative content analysis of historical documents related to the teaching of literature. Through a social semiotics framework, we analyzed 10 national standards documents in the field of secondary English. Our analysis details the evolution of the standards paradigm for teaching literature in a secondary English classroom, revealing a steady increase in language that attempts to show more measurable outcomes while slowly losing the language that emphasizes the aesthetic value and pleasure to be found in reading great works. These findings have important implications for how language about teaching literature has evolved and where policy makers and professional leaders have placed emphasis with regard to the purpose of teaching literature in secondary classrooms. More specifically, these findings are intended to reframe the perspective of the standards writers within the reform movement and their treatment of literature in secondary classrooms. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01