The presuppositions about knowledge and the practice of teaching in Joseph Diorio's "Knowledge, Autonomy and the Practice of Teaching" (Curriculum Inquiry 12:3) are inadequate because Diorio ignored the social construction of knowledge and practice, thus distorting his view of human agency. Knowledge used in teaching can be understood…

This article identifies the contradictions in some of the existing applications of literary tools to curriculum thought, indicates some of the problematic implications for curriculum practice, and sketches an alternative conception of literature as discursive practice. (Author/MLF)

Reports on a detailed case study of the origin and nature of a teacher's practical knowledge. Identifies five orientations of practical knowledge: situational, theoretical, personal, social, and experiential. (Author/MLF)