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ERIC Number: EJ605464
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1520-3247
Uniformity and Diversity in Everyday Views of the Child.
Seifert, Kelvin L.
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, n87 p75-92 Spr 2000
Uses the concept of root metaphors to analyze the discourse of mothers, college students, and early childhood teachers regarding children, development, and learning. Found that preschool teachers offered more uniform views of children than other groups. Maintains a one source of miscommunication about children is the differing implicit ideas about "the" child that shape discourse about particular children. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Children, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Metaphors, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parents, Preschool Teachers, Socialization, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme Issue Topic: "Variability in the Social Construction of the Child."