Metaphor and Meaning in the Language of Teachers


by Eugene F. Provenzo Jr., Gary N. McCloskey, Robert Kottkamp & Marilyn M. Cohn - 1989

Interview data from a study investigating perceptions and attitudes of teachers toward their work provides the basis for this article which examines the metaphorical language teachers use to describe their experience and sketches an outline of the meaning of work as perceived by teachers, school systems and society. (Source: ERIC)


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Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record Volume 90 Number 4, 1989, p. 551-573
https://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 475, Date Accessed: 5/27/2020 12:00:25 PM

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