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ERIC Number: EJ372086
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Contextualism as an Alternative Worldview of Learning Disabilities: A Response to Swanson's "Toward a Metatheory of Learning Disabilities."
Gavelek, James R.; Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v21 n5 p278-81 May 1988
In response to a previous article, the paper finds weaknesses in the mechanistic worldview represented by the emphasis on information processing research in constructing a metatheory for learning disabilities. An alternative--contextualist--world view is proposed which is holistic, social, and developmental providing insight into processes of acquisition and change. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Models, Philosophy, Research and Development, Research Needs, Theories, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Contextual Interaction Theory