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ERIC Number: ED373766
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 15
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The Tenure Decision: A Readers Theater on Constructivism.
Wilson, Brent; Smith, Steven D.
This script, which portrays a discussion by a five-person committee about whether to grant tenure to a faculty member, is a vehicle for discussing the meanings of scholarship and standards, the nature of truth and realism, and the constructivist view of learning. The argument about the quality of the faculty member's scholarship leads into a consideration of whether she is being judged by white male standards. The discussion evolves into a consideration of realist philosophy, the meaning of truth, and the prevalence of a dialogical coherence philosophy. The construction of meaning is explored briefly before the characters adjourn to consider the tenure question at a later date. (SLD)
Publication Type: Creative Works; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Note: In: Proceedings of Selected Research and Development Presentations at the 1994 National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Sponsored by the Research and Theory Division (16th, Nashville, TN, February 16-20, 1994); see IR 016 784.