The Texas Children's Folklore Project A Retrospective
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In this introductory essay, Bauman presents an overview of the historical and institutional context, the motivating ideology, the methodological framework, and the research foci of the Texas Children’s Folklore Project, conducted from 1973-1976 by a team of faculty and graduate students from the University of Texas under the auspices of the Southwest Educational Laboratory.
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