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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Values in Four Selected British Novels Commonly Read in American Secondary Schools

Abstract

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An extensive examination of research studies, texts of English methods classes, bibliographies, and other critical materials on adolescent reading revealed that the four most commonly taught British novels in American secondary schools are Brave New World, Lord of the Flies, 1984, and Great Expectations. These four novels were selected for examination from a values perspective.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Streit, Gary Wayne

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8302995
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68835

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Streit, Gary Wayne. Values in Four Selected British Novels Commonly Read in American Secondary Schools. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/68835