"A PLACE AMONG THE FOSSILS": USING METAPHORS FROM IMAGINATIVE LITERATURE TO MANAGE CHANGE IN OUR SCHOOLS
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ABSTRACT. There is a significant focus in educational research that explores the nature of change in schools. In particular, researchers appear to be examining ways to minimize the negative aspects of change for both educators and students. One change that schools are currently struggling with is the use of technology - both in terms of the integration of technology into educational delivery systems and whether technology should have a place at all in schools. This paper explores the potential of metaphors derived from familiar imaginative literature as a means of reducing the stress associated with change, and also as a means of effectively conveying the need for change - especially with respect to the use of technology in schools. «UNE PLACE PARMI LES FOSSILES. : L'UTILISATION DE MÉTAPHORES DANS LA LlTIÉRATURE IMAGINAIRE POUR MIEUX GÉRER LES CHANGEMENTS DANS NOS ÉCOLES RÉSUMÉ. Maintes recherches en science de l'éducation traitent de la nature des changements dans nos écoles. De façon plus précise, les chercheurs semblent vouloir étudier différents moyens de diminuer les effets négatifs du changement pour les éducateurs et les élèves. L'utilisation des nouvelles technologies est un changement auquel les écoles sont actuellement confrontées. Deux aspects sous-tendent ce changement: l'intégration des technologies dans la pédagogie et la pertinence même de la présence des nouvelles technologies dans les écoles. Cet article traite du potentiel des métaphores, puisées dans la littérature imaginaire populaire, comme moyen pour réduire le stress causé par un changement, ainsi que comme moyen pour sensibiliser étudiants et professeurs au besoin de changement; et ce, particulièrement en ce qui concerne l'utilisation des nouvelles technologies dans les écoles.Downloads
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2003-01-01
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Tunison, S. (2003). "A PLACE AMONG THE FOSSILS": USING METAPHORS FROM IMAGINATIVE LITERATURE TO MANAGE CHANGE IN OUR SCHOOLS. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 38(001). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8665
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