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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Mason, Curtis
Titre(s) : The National Council of Teachers of English and Cold War education policies [Texte imprimé] / Curtis Mason
Publication : Charlotte (N.C.) : Information Age Publishing, Inc., copyright 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xviii-93 p.) ; 25 cm
Collection : PEA series
Lien à la collection : PEA series
Note(s) : Bibliogr. en fin de chapitres
"The launching of Sputnik in 1957 sparked an education movement that stressed the
importance of curricular rigor and standardization as a means to improve education
and bolster national defense. Within six months of Sputnik's launch, Congress passed
the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) that approved an unprecedented amount of
federal funding toward the math, science, and foreign language disciplines. The teaching
of English was left out and through the leadership of the National Council of Teachers
of English (NCTE), the discipline maneuvered public relations and political connections
in its quest to acquire federal funds. In doing so, the NCTE mimicked strategies that
galvanized funding for math, science, and foreign language disciplines by arguing
the importance of the teaching of English for national security and advocating for
a teaching model that aligned with Cold War Era pedagogical trends. These tactics
marked a major shift in how the NCTE advocated for the teaching of English. In the
early twentieth century, the organization embraced student-centered education practices
connected to the ideas of progressive educators. This perspective continued with the
creation and expansion of life adjustment education during the 1930s and 40s. During
this era, many NCTE authors recommended this movement that advocated connecting education
to future adult experiences. Following Sputnik, NCTE leaders supported content-centered
reforms. Instead of curriculum recommendations based in discovering and fostering
relevant student experiences, the NCTE's focus became adjusting student learning to
predefined skills it thought all students should possess. This trend was supported
by conceptions of Cold War education models, including those advocated by their rival
English organization, the Modern Language Association (MLA). The MLA had successfully
worked with federal actors in attaining funding for foreign language training institutes
and the NCTE's collaboration with the MLA represented a shift in adopting ideas it
was previously opposed to promoting. Despite their efforts, the NCTE was not a part
of NDEA reauthorization in 1961 the federal government, led by U.S. Commissioner of
Education, Sterling McMurrin, funded teacher-training institutes for the study of
English through a program called "Project English." The 1960s continued with the NCTE
representing stronger content-centered ideas before shifting in less than a decade
as indicated by the materials produced by the 1966 Anglo-American Conference on English
at Dartmouth. Here, NCTE leaders reassessed their beliefs after meeting with British
educators who advocated student-centered curriculum models and reintroduced benefits
of experiential education. These ideas would manifest into student-centered curriculum
models during the late 1960s and 1970s"
Sujet(s) : Professeurs d'anglais -- Associations -- États-Unis -- 1945-1990
Anglais (langue) -- Étude et enseignement -- États-Unis -- 1945-1990
Guerre froide -- États-Unis
National council of teachers of English (Etats-Unis) -- 1945-1990
Indice(s) Dewey :
420.71 (23e éd.) = Langue anglaise - Enseignement
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781641139458. - ISBN 1641139455. - ISBN 978-1-64113-946-5 (rel.). - ISBN 1641139463.
- ISBN 9781641139472 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46844249c
Notice n° :
FRBNF46844249
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; 1. The Origin of the National Council of Teachers of English ; 2.
The NCTE in Postwar America ; 3. The National Interest and the Teaching of English
; 4. Project English and the 1960s
