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Publication details [#7564]

Petrie, Hugh G. 1979. Metaphor and learning. In Ortony, Andrew, ed. Metaphor and thought. Cambridge University Press. pp. 438–460.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

education | metaphor

Annotation

A sketch of the educational centrality of metaphor for bridging the gap between old and new knowledge. It is argued that metaphors are not just occasionally heuristically useful in education but that they are essential for learning in a number of ways.

Reviewed by

Sticht, Thomas G. 1979. Educational uses of metaphor. In Ortony, Andrew, ed. Metaphor and thought. Cambridge University Press. pp. 474–485.