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Peer reviewedSchwarz, Gretchen – Educational Leadership, 1995
Outcome-based education (OBE) advocates use mechanistic terminology suggestive of the business world, not organic words embodying reflection, serendipity, and discovery. With OBE, outside experts prescribe what is best for students and teachers, who remain essentially voiceless. Teaching is defined in technical dimensions. Such linear,…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Figurative Language, Jargon
Peer reviewedEckstein, Rick; And Others – Teaching Sociology, 1995
Maintains that introductory sociology courses rely on a preponderance of jargon that obfuscates the nature of the discipline. Advocates communicating the nature of sociology by emphasizing its three main approaches: structural, systematic, and critical. Suggests that religious affiliation and economic status influence ability to think…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Data Collection, Definitions, Educational Objectives
