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This first section of Missing the Meaning sets out three theoretical perspectives— sociological, psychological, and sociocultural—that may be used to address the question, “What do we believe we are doing with text-based and other learning materials?” While there are some strong hints of answers coming from a number of studies, we do not expect to arrive at any definitive answers in a single book. The aim therefore of this section is to prod the reader into thinking more about this question so that little by little a fuller understanding for teachers, educators, policy makers, and publishers may be achieved.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter, UK

    Alan Peacock (Reader in Science Education) (Reader in Science Education)

  2. Department of Education, Concordia University in Montreal, Canada

    Ailie Cleghorn (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Cleghorn, A., Peacock, A. (2004). Introduction. In: Peacock, A., Cleghorn, A. (eds) Missing the Meaning. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403982285_1

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