Competing Paradigms for Research and Evaluation in the Teaching of English.

Larson, Richard L.

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ERIC Number: EJ472449

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Publication Date: 1993

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Competing Paradigms for Research and Evaluation in the Teaching of English.

Larson, Richard L.

Research in the Teaching of English, v27 n3 p283-92 Oct 1993

Discusses how English instruction has changed in recent decades, and questions whether the changes constitute a real "paradigm shift." Outlines the historical discussion regarding the changes as paradigm shift. Shows how paradigms have often come into sharp opposition through cultural exchanges. Advocates a constructivist paradigm. (HB)

Descriptors: Educational Trends, English Instruction, Higher Education, Models, Research Methodology, Writing Instruction, Writing Research

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Language: English

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