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Path Analysis and Language Research
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Marzano, Robert J. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1978
Illustrates how path analysis can be used to test implied or inherent causal models in language. (DD)
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Language Research, Models, Research Methodology
The Paradigm Misfit Blues.
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Solsken, Judith W. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1993
Discusses the ongoing dialogs concerning paradigm shifts in education, especially with regard to English instruction. Describes one teacher's experiences with the issue of paradigm shift in the form of a blues song. Shows how teachers can move beyond the questions of paradigms. (HB)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Models, Research Methodology
Competing Paradigms for Research and Evaluation in the Teaching of English.
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Larson, Richard L. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1993
Discusses how English instruction has changed in recent decades, and questions whether the changes constitute a real "paradigm shift." Outlines the historical discussion regarding the changes as paradigm shift. Shows how paradigms have often come into sharp opposition through cultural exchanges. Advocates a constructivist paradigm. (HB)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, English Instruction, Higher Education, Models
Examining Our Assumptions: A Transactional View of Literacy and Learning.
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Harste, Jerome C.; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1984
Challenges existing assumptions about literacy and literacy learning in an effort to both demonstrate and explore the transactive potentials of theory and methodology in the study of literacy. (HOD)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Ethnography, Language Acquisition, Language Research