Whose Agenda Is This Anyway? A Response to McKenna, Robinson, and Miller.

Edelsky, Carole

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Publication Date: 1990

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Whose Agenda Is This Anyway? A Response to McKenna, Robinson, and Miller.

Edelsky, Carole

Educational Researcher, v19 n8 p7-11 Nov 1990

Disputes the version of whole language presented by Michael McKenna et al. in the preceding article. Argues that whole language is an educational paradigm complete with theoretical, philosophical, and political assumptions and a congruent research agenda. Contends that "paradigm blindness" prevents critics from seeing the legitimacy of whole language-generated research. (AF)

Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Conventional Instruction, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Ideology, Language Arts, Literacy Education, Models, Reading Instruction, Research Needs, Teaching Methods, Whole Language Approach

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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