An analytical study of the articles pertaining to the teaching of literature published in the English Journal for the years, 1959-1968

The purpose of this study was to analyze the articles on the teaching of high school literature that were published in the English Journal for the years 1959-1968. The analysis explored (1) the amount of writing published during this period by representatives of English teachers at three levels: high school English teachers, English professors, and education professors; (2) the interest in media used in the teaching of literature manifested by the number of articles written by writers in these three areas of teaching; (3) the number of articles on literary criticism written about pre-twentieth century literature and the number of articles about twentieth century literature by the writers in these three levels of the profession of English teaching; and (4) the number of articles on curriculum problems pertaining to the teaching of high school literature. The study answered the following questions: 1. Is there any difference in the total number of articles written by members of three professional groups: high school English teachers, English professors, and education professors? 2. Is there an increase in the number of articles dealing with the use of media in the teaching of literature? 3. Is there a greater emphasis placed on the study and teaching of twentieth century literature as compared to the pretwentieth century literature by English professors, education professors, and high school English teachers? 4. Is there an increase in the number of articles dealing with curriculum problems such as: the disadvantaged, honors students, slow learners, and potential dropouts? [...]