dc.contributor.author |
Fleet, George H. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Youngstown State University. Dept. of English. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-01-31T14:19:49Z |
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2019-09-08T02:32:47Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-01-31T14:19:49Z |
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2019-09-08T02:32:47Z |
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dc.date.created |
2002 |
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dc.date.issued |
2002 |
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dc.identifier.other |
b19434674 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://jupiter.ysu.edu/record=b1943467 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1989/6293 |
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dc.description |
iv, 58 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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dc.description |
Thesis (M.A.)--Youngstown State University, 2002. |
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dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-58). |
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dc.description.abstract |
Modempublic education in America, and in particular the teaching ofwriting, had its
recognized origin in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It was at this time that
composition became a recognized subject at the college level and its inclusion in preparatory
instruction at the secondary schoo11eve1 began
Predating these changes by thirty years, William Holmes McGuffey had created what
became the most popular textbook in history. The McGuffey Reader taught the basics of
reading, vocabulary, and pronunciation, and by expanding the existing teaching model to include
analysis and critical thinking, McGuffey sowed the seeds ofwhat would become composition
training.
The McGuffey Reader was the predominant teaching tool in the early public school
system ofnineteenth century America, and remained in constant use for sixty years. McGuffey
affected generations ofAmerican students by carefully choosing lessons that reflected his
conservative Christian philosophy. The McGuffey Readers were as distinctive for what they
neglected to include as they were for what they included. In one amazing set oftextbooks,
McGuffey established the foundation ofwhat would become the modem educational system of
today. |
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dc.description.statementofresponsibility |
by George H. Fleet. |
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dc.language.iso |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Master's Theses no. 0734 |
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dc.subject.classification |
Master's Theses no. 0734 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873--Readers. |
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dc.title |
The McGuffey reader : the origins of composition / |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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