The Sources of Structural Metaphors in Teacher Knowledge: Three Cases.

Grant, Grace E.

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ERIC Number: EJ461913

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Sources of Structural Metaphors in Teacher Knowledge: Three Cases.

Grant, Grace E.

Teaching and Teacher Education, v8 n5-6 p433-40 Oct-Dec 1992

Examines the sources of structural metaphors in the knowledge base of three experienced secondary teachers who used the metaphors to construct content meaning for students. The article looks at how the teachers perceived, organized, and gave meaning to themselves, their experiences, and their worlds. (SM)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, History Instruction, Literature, Metaphors, Physics, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Teaching Styles

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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