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Peer reviewedKail, Harvey – Rhetoric Review, 1988
Poses the theory that teaching is telling a story about the acquisition of knowledge. Explores the approaches of four composition textbooks using the pattern of heroic adventure (separation, initiation, and return) as a basis for comparison. Concludes that the implied educational values in texts should be considered conscientiously by teachers.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Instruction, Learning Processes, Textbook Evaluation
