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Author: Nancy Nelson Spivey
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0126579857
Category: Medical

The Constructivist Metaphor: Reading, Writing, and the Making of Meaning

"The Constructivist Metaphor" presents a major reconsideration of constructivist theory through an applied examination of the ways in which people create meaning for texts. Download The Constructivist Metaphor medical books for free.
Spivey first delineates major constructivist positions from the early 20th century, including Frederic Bartlett's description of the discourse processes of individuals, small groups, and large communities. Then she concentrates on reading and writing processes as they were variously perceived throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These cultural and cognitive avenues of investigation provide an essential starting point for her presentation of the late 20th century approaches to the generative, organizational, and selective nature of human communication. The work illustrates an integrative Get The Constructivist Metaphor our bestseller medical books.

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