Curriculum Evaluation and Literary Criticism: Comments on the Analogy.

Kelly, Edward F.

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ERIC Number: EJ129319

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Publication Date: 1975

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Curriculum Evaluation and Literary Criticism: Comments on the Analogy

Kelly, Edward F.

Curriculum Theory Network, 5, 2, 87-106, 75

Compares curriculum evaluation with literary criticism, emphasizing ways the literary concepts of metaphor, point of view, plot, and theme may be applied to curriculum evaluation. Suggests that the use of literary concepts and rhetoric may enable evaluators to describe and judge curricula without distortion or oversimplification. (JG)

Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluative Thinking, Literary Criticism

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