Rene Magritte, Constructivism, and the Researcher as Interpreter.

Stake, Robert; Kerr, Dale

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Publication Date: 1995

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Rene Magritte, Constructivism, and the Researcher as Interpreter.

Stake, Robert; Kerr, Dale

Educational Theory, v45 n1 p55-61 Win 1995

This paper examines the art of Rene Magritte to illustrate how artworks provide a number of dimensions for realizing experience, for creating knowledge, and for a changed role of interpretation in educational research. The paper argues that works of art provide new gestalts and new grounds for confidence. (JB)

Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Educational Research, Epistemology, Fine Arts, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Surrealism, Visual Arts

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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