What makes Eisner's perspective on curriculum unique and what are the three aspects of his approach? Explain.
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Ans: Students should include that Eisner (1) broke with other approaches and forces curriculum evaluators to view curriculum from another perspective, (2) one aspect is the descriptive aspect in an attempt to portray and characterize the relative qualities of educational life, (3) the second aspect is interpretative in using the social sciences to explore meanings and try to develop alternative meanings, and (4) the third aspect is evaluative where judgments are made to improve the educational process.
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