Metaphors Underlying the Improvement of Teaching and Learning
Article first published online: 27 OCT 2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.1986.tb00504.x
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Tiberius, R. G. (1986), Metaphors Underlying the Improvement of Teaching and Learning. British Journal of Educational Technology, 17: 144–156. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.1986.tb00504.x
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- Article first published online: 27 OCT 2006
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Abstract
Metaphors structure our understanding of the process of teaching and learning and thereby influence our efforts—both research and practice—to improve this process. Moreover, there is evidence of a shift in dominance from one metaphor to another which will have profound implications for the emerging field concerned with the improvement of teaching and learning.

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