A Narrative Review of Greek Myths as Interpretative Metaphors in Educational Research and Evaluation

Autor/inn/en	Fernandez-Cano, Antonio; Torralbo, Manuel; Vallejo, Monica; Fernandez-Guerrero, Ines M.
Titel	A Narrative Review of Greek Myths as Interpretative Metaphors in Educational Research and Evaluation
Quelle	In: Educational Research Review, 7 (2012) 3, S.238-248 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1747-938X
DOI	10.1016/j.edurev.2012.07.001
Schlagwörter	Mythology; Classical Literature; Figurative Language; Educational Research; Researchers; Evaluation; Standards; Qualitative Research; Evaluators; Goal Orientation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mythologie; Classical philology; Literature; Altphilologie; literatur; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Researcher; Forscher; Evaluierung; Standard; Qualitative Forschung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung
Abstract	This paper reviews a series of Greek myths put forward as cultural narratives that could be used as metaphors or interpretative similes for explanatory and evaluative purposes in educational research and evaluation. These myths have been used in educational research literature, and most of them were found by carrying out an exhaustive search of that literature. In particular, the paper discusses Procrustes, referring to the use of arbitrary evaluative standards; the myth of Mentor, the embodiment of the researcher as facilitator/improver for new, inexperienced researchers; Prometheus, or the archetype of the self-sacrificing researcher; Periphetes, representing the evaluator who is cruel through incompetence; Sisyphus, symbolising the researcher's anxiousness to achieve his goals; and Ulysses, an archetype for qualitative research. These myths are still absolutely relevant today, after more than 20 centuries, and can be used as powerful explicative frameworks of phenomena in the field of educational research and evaluation. By using myths to interpret educational phenomena, one reconnects contemporary qualitative educational enquiry with its ancient predecessor forms of meaning making. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10