James E Akenson
Biographic Data
| ID | 2139468 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James E Akenson |
| GIVEN NAMES | James E |
| FAMILY NAME | Akenson |
| SIGNATURE | AKENSON J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tennessee Technological University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Historical Blind Spot
The purpose of this contribution is to investigate the Standards and Accountability Movement, as it relates to the roles of administrators and the creation of school culture, against a broader neoliberal, historical context using a combination of historical evidence and critical theory. Employing a critical, comparative-historical analysis, this investigation analyzes the recently revised Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) agai…
Cajun Breakdown
Book Review| November 01 2011 Cajun Breakdown: The Emergence of an American-Made Music Cajun Breakdown: The Emergence of an American-Made Music. By Ryan André Brasseaux. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-19-534306-9. Hardcover. Pp. xv, 317. $35.00. James E. Akenson James E. Akenson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Music (2011) 29 (3): 391–393. https://doi.org/10.5406/americanmusic.29.3.0391 Ci…
Restless Giant
Journal Article Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach and Hill and Range Songs Get access Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach and Hill and Range Songs. By Bar Biszick-Lockwood. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2010. xvi, 304 pp. Cloth, $75.00, ISBN 978-0-252-03507-4. Paper, $25.00, ISBN 978-0-252-07694-7.) James E. Akenson James E. Akenson Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Tennessee Search for othe…
Country Music Goes to War
Country Music Annual 2000
The Type Study and Charles A. McMurry
Charles A. McMurry exerted a great deal of influence on elementary education and particularly in the field of elementary social studies. McMurry developed the concept of Type Study as part of his comprehensive view of elementary education, yet applied it most fully to elementary social studies. The Type Study evolved as McMurry attempted to apply Herbartian concepts to the unique educational environment of the United States. The Type Study incorp…
Linkages of Art and Social Studies
The characteristics of social inquiry and artistic thought are identified and analyzed in light of their implied curricular relationships. Both social scientific and artistic thought make use of logical and alogical thought patterns. The biological basis for thought makes possible linkages of social studies curriculum to artistic modes such as modern dance. Social studies educator Harold Rugg suggested the need for the curriculum to be as motor f…
The Expanding Environments and Elementary Education
Contemporary elementary social studies retains the marks of influence of the expanding environments organizational framework. Developmental theories influenced, and continue to influence, elementary social studies and the expanding environments. Historical evidence and research into children's knowledge of the social world points to flaws in the expanding environments. Suzanne Langer's symbolic theory of art and C. Wright Mills's model of biograp…
Historical Factors in the Development of Elementary Social Studies
Elementary social studies began to evolve during the early 1900s. Examination of data suggest several influences in the development of the organizational framework known as expanding environments. Recapitulation theory and related concepts of primitive life and surrounding occupations meshed with emerging theory and practice. Unification and correlation, a concern for citizenship education, and awareness of an increasingly complex urban society a…
The Social Studies Component of the Southern Literacy Campaign
Social studies aspects of the southern literacy campaign of 1915–1930 are examined. Special adult schools dedicated to instruction in reading and writing frequently attempted to meet simple goals of civic education. Relevant topics included the assumed link between literacy and crime, patriotic goals related to support of our role in World War I, support for public works such as road construction, personal values such as thrift and cleanliness, a…
Alabama's Illiteracy Compaign for Black Adults, 1915-1930
Historical Factors in the Development of Elementary Social Studies
Elementary social studies began to evolve during the early 1900s. Examination of data suggest several influences in the development of the organizational framework known as expanding environments. Recapitulation theory and related concepts of primitive life and surrounding occupations meshed with emerging theory and practice. Unification and correlation, a concern for citizenship education, and awareness of an increasingly complex urban society a…
The Type Study and Charles A. McMurry
Charles A. McMurry exerted a great deal of influence on elementary education and particularly in the field of elementary social studies. McMurry developed the concept of Type Study as part of his comprehensive view of elementary education, yet applied it most fully to elementary social studies. The Type Study evolved as McMurry attempted to apply Herbartian concepts to the unique educational environment of the United States. The Type Study incorp…
The Expanding Environments and Elementary Education
Contemporary elementary social studies retains the marks of influence of the expanding environments organizational framework. Developmental theories influenced, and continue to influence, elementary social studies and the expanding environments. Historical evidence and research into children's knowledge of the social world points to flaws in the expanding environments. Suzanne Langer's symbolic theory of art and C. Wright Mills's model of biograp…
The Historical Blind Spot
The purpose of this contribution is to investigate the Standards and Accountability Movement, as it relates to the roles of administrators and the creation of school culture, against a broader neoliberal, historical context using a combination of historical evidence and critical theory. Employing a critical, comparative-historical analysis, this investigation analyzes the recently revised Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) agai…
Alabama's Illiteracy Compaign for Black Adults, 1915-1930
Alabama's Illiteracy Compaign for Black Adults, 1915-1930
The Social Studies Component of the Southern Literacy Campaign
Social studies aspects of the southern literacy campaign of 1915–1930 are examined. Special adult schools dedicated to instruction in reading and writing frequently attempted to meet simple goals of civic education. Relevant topics included the assumed link between literacy and crime, patriotic goals related to support of our role in World War I, support for public works such as road construction, personal values such as thrift and cleanliness, a…
Historical Factors in the Development of Elementary Social Studies
Elementary social studies began to evolve during the early 1900s. Examination of data suggest several influences in the development of the organizational framework known as expanding environments. Recapitulation theory and related concepts of primitive life and surrounding occupations meshed with emerging theory and practice. Unification and correlation, a concern for citizenship education, and awareness of an increasingly complex urban society a…
The Expanding Environments and Elementary Education
Contemporary elementary social studies retains the marks of influence of the expanding environments organizational framework. Developmental theories influenced, and continue to influence, elementary social studies and the expanding environments. Historical evidence and research into children's knowledge of the social world points to flaws in the expanding environments. Suzanne Langer's symbolic theory of art and C. Wright Mills's model of biograp…
Linkages of Art and Social Studies
The characteristics of social inquiry and artistic thought are identified and analyzed in light of their implied curricular relationships. Both social scientific and artistic thought make use of logical and alogical thought patterns. The biological basis for thought makes possible linkages of social studies curriculum to artistic modes such as modern dance. Social studies educator Harold Rugg suggested the need for the curriculum to be as motor f…
The Type Study and Charles A. McMurry
Charles A. McMurry exerted a great deal of influence on elementary education and particularly in the field of elementary social studies. McMurry developed the concept of Type Study as part of his comprehensive view of elementary education, yet applied it most fully to elementary social studies. The Type Study evolved as McMurry attempted to apply Herbartian concepts to the unique educational environment of the United States. The Type Study incorp…
Country Music Annual 2000
Country Music Goes to War
Cajun Breakdown
Book Review| November 01 2011 Cajun Breakdown: The Emergence of an American-Made Music Cajun Breakdown: The Emergence of an American-Made Music. By Ryan André Brasseaux. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-19-534306-9. Hardcover. Pp. xv, 317. $35.00. James E. Akenson James E. Akenson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Music (2011) 29 (3): 391–393. https://doi.org/10.5406/americanmusic.29.3.0391 Ci…
Restless Giant
Journal Article Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach and Hill and Range Songs Get access Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach and Hill and Range Songs. By Bar Biszick-Lockwood. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2010. xvi, 304 pp. Cloth, $75.00, ISBN 978-0-252-03507-4. Paper, $25.00, ISBN 978-0-252-07694-7.) James E. Akenson James E. Akenson Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Tennessee Search for othe…
The Historical Blind Spot
The purpose of this contribution is to investigate the Standards and Accountability Movement, as it relates to the roles of administrators and the creation of school culture, against a broader neoliberal, historical context using a combination of historical evidence and critical theory. Employing a critical, comparative-historical analysis, this investigation analyzes the recently revised Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) agai…
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