Prospect and Retrospect [Paperback]

James Britton (Author), Gordon M. Pradl (Author)

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ISBN-10: 086709043X | ISBN-13: 978-0867090437 | Publication Date: November 30, 1982

The essays featured here were written over the last thirty years by one of England's leading teachers of teachers, and writers about language and learning.

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Gordon M. Pradl, a professor of English education at New York University, has taught junior and senior high school and served on the editorial board of the Harvard Educational Review.

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• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Boynton/Cook (November 30, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 086709043X
• ISBN-13: 978-0867090437
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,124,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Important essays on English teaching by one of the giants, September 29, 1999

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This review is from: Prospect and Retrospect (Paperback)

This is an important collection of essays as Britton reflects on the work of four decades in the forefront of English teaching. The place of literature; what constitutes subject English, the and the Language/Writing across the Curriculum movement - Britton was there in practice and theory. His longitudinal research on the development of writing abilities in secondary school remains seminal.The work of James Britton is one of the foundation stones of English teaching in schools. His essays are humane, wise and most accesible.