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Curriculum Theory as Metaphor.

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Kliebard, Herbert M. – Theory into Practice, 1982

A curriculum theory begins in the transference of meaning from the familiar and the comprehensible to the abstract and perplexing problems arising from the actual teaching situation. These metaphors that evolve into theories serve to direct research by creating a symbolic language. (JN)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Curriculum Research, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories

Street Signs: Semiotics, Romeo and Juliet, and Young Adult Literature.

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Moore, John Noell – Theory into Practice, 1998

Presents basic working principles and a vocabulary of semiotics for classroom teachers; interprets semiotically a story from the teaching of "Romeo and Juliet" that reveals the literary and nonliterary texts of students' lives; and demonstrates semiotic approaches to two texts that illustrate how to locate literature in the context of…

Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Decoding (Reading), High Schools, Language Patterns