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Currere

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The method of currere is an approach to education grounded in postmodern philosophy and psychoanalytic technique, first described in a 1975 paper by the curriculum theorist William Pinar. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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The method of currere is an approach to education based on post-modern philosophy and psychoanalytical technique that encourages educators and learners to undertake an autobiographical examination of themselves. 1
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1975 1
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1. Currere (Wikipedia)
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    The "Method of Currere" is an approach to education based on post-modern philosophy and psychoanalytical technique, first described in a 1975 paper by William Pinar.
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    first described in a 1975 paper by William Pinar
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