Title
Macdonald, James B., "Theory-Practice and the Hermeneutic Circle,"The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 3(Summer,1981), 130-138 . Reprinted pp. 101-113 in William F. Pinar, ed., Contemporary Curriculum Discourses . Scottsdale, AZ: Gorsuch Scarisbrick, 1988.*
Annotation
Traces the role of interpretive understanding in curriculum theory and practice.
Broad Topical Focus
Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Inquiry Language in Curriculum Research
Source Discipline
Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study
Hermeneutic Inquiry, Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay, Critical Inquiry
Type of Study
Single Study
Narrow Topic
Knowledge Generation, Curriculum Theory Creation and Uses
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