Re: Classroom as Family or Hierarchy?

[Paul Brandon]

At 4:36 PM -0700 11/14/00, Carla Grayson wrote:
>I'm really dismayed by the tone this line thread is taking on. Let's try and
>be generous with each other. Anecdotal evidence can be the flash that starts
>a great line of programmatic research. One-N studies can be very valuable. If
>we think of Louis as a remarkable 1 N sample of teachers, let's see what we
>can learn from his particular style. Yes?

Single subject research still (particularly!) requires precise definition
and measurement.  Lacking this, all we have is a sample of _his_ verbal
behavior.
 BTW-- this is a long-running controversy on this list.

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