Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
1883 The University of Texas at El Paso (143771)
Principal Investigator: Perrillo,Jonna
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 189,791
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 10/1/22 - 9/30/24
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: English
Department, Center, School, or Institute: English
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Making the Good Reader and Citizen: The History of Literature Instruction at American Schools
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
CFDA Link: NEH
45.163
Program Title:
Promotion of the Humanities_Professional Development
CFDA Linked: Promotion of the Humanities_Professional Development
Note:
This institute will examine K-12 educators' and school reformers' changing conceptions of what constitutes a "good reader" across the twentieth century. To do so, we will trace two competing traditions in reading instruction: one emphasizes the role of literature in the student's social, moral, and civic development; the other values skill-development and sees literature as a pathway to scientific, self-disciplined thinking that is also vital to the civic good. These tensions matter more today than ever. In developing a deeper understanding of this history, participating teachers will prepare to serve as stronger school leaders and more effective and creative practitioners.
Discussion: No discussion notes