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ERIC Number: EJ387063
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Communicating with Teachers--Honestly.
Bader, Lois A.
Phi Delta Kappan, v70 n8 p626-29 Apr 1989
University-based education researchers have continued to flood the professional literature with pretentious and obscure language. Many "new" discoveries are old ideas cloaked in unfathomable jargon. A survey of 500 classroom teachers disclosed a clear preference for jargon-free language. More extensive monitoring is needed. Includes 19 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Higher Education, Integrity, Language, Periodicals, Researchers, Standards
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Jargon