Inside the Classroom (and Out): How We Learn through Folklore (Publications of the Texas Folklore Society) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1574412027 ISBN 13: 9781574412024

Publisher: University of North Texas Press, 2005

Synopsis

Inside the Classroom (and Out) examines folklore and its many roles in education. Several articles explore teaching in rural school houses in the early twentieth century, while others provide insight into more serious academic scholarship in the field of folklore itself. One chapter looks at the “early years,” including works about day care centers, scout programs, children’s books, and the basic definition of what we mean by “folklore.” Another chapter covers high school: cheerleading, football, yearbooks, and beliefs of Hispanic students. There is a chapter dedicated to Paul Patterson and his contribution to teaching; a chapter that covers college experiences, with stories about early Aggies, ghosts on university campuses, and collegiate cowgirls; and a chapter involving scholarly works, such as ways to help improve our memories, a linguistic study of cowboy poetry, and a comprehensive look at folklore studies.

About this title

About the Author

KENNETH L. UNTIEDT is the Secretary-Editor of the Texas Folklore Society. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from Texas Tech University, and is now an associate professor of English at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1574412027
• ISBN 13: 9781574412024
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Untiedt Kenneth L.