Some Reflections on the Acquisition of Knowledge
Educational ResearcherPublished 1 November 1984
Richard C. Anderson
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Abstract
People who hold views similar to mine about the nature of knowledge and its acquisition place great stock in how communications are organized. Thus, I am especially concerned on this important occasion that my talk have a clear and predictable organization. I first thought that my ideas would fit a Problem/Solution frame, but that wasn't quite right. Then I tried Thesis/Antithesis/Synthesis. That didn't work either. Finally, I had the insight that a Presidential Address is part of a ceremony marking a rite of passage. Accordingly, a traditional organizing principle seemed appropriate. I hope you agree, because I will now tell you that the true deep structure of my remarks is Something Old/Something New/Something Borrowed.
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