Rhetoric and Educational Discourse : Persuasive Texts

by Edwards, Richard; Nicoll, Kathy; Solomon, Nicky

• ISBN13: 9780203464922
• ISBN10: 0203464923
• Edition: 1st
• Copyright: 2004-06-15
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

The first to present a philosophical and linguistic analysis of rhetoric and discourse as deployed throughout education, this book is a key resource for those conducting research into discourse in any branch of education.

Author Biography

Robin Usher is Professor of Education at RMIT University in Melbourne. Nicky Solomon is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Technology, Sydney. Katherine Nicoll is Lecturer in Education at the University of Stirling. Richard Edwards is Professor of Education at the University of Stirling.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vi
Abbreviations	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Rhetorical Practices	p. 13
Metaphors of and in Learning and Teaching	p. 29
Inventing the 'Good Teacher'	p. 51
Cyberspace, Cyberbole	p. 70
Taking Up Workplace Learning	p. 93
Action at a Distance	p. 112
Sultans of Spin?	p. 131
The Migrating and Forging of Policy	p. 151
Writing Research	p. 168
Bibliography	p. 180
Index	p. 194
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