Autobiography and the Ascent of Multiculturalism [electronic resource] : A Negotiation / Bonnie Lenore Surfus.

Autobiography is now debated as ultimately problematic, a charge that may impede the growth of a growing cultural pedagogy. As a tool in the classroom, it is under siege for many reasons: because it does not teach "real-world" skills; because in asking students to deal with painful memorie...

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Main Author: Surfus, Bonnie Lenore
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1994.
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