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Conceptions Of Competence: Competence In Educational Practice : A Rhetorical Perspective / Edward R. Fagan. Competence In Teaching : A Linguistic Analysis / Nel Noddings. Competence : A Normative Analysis / Allen T. Pearson. Teacher Competence : An Historical Analysis / Henry C. Johnson, Jr. Competence In Teaching As Instrumental And Practical Action / Ted T. Aoki -- The Acquisition Of Competence: Curriculum Form And The Logic Of Technical Control / Michael W. Apple. Great Swamp Fires I Have Known : Competence And The Hermeneutics Of Qualitative Experiencing / Kenneth R. Beittel. Developing Competence / William E. Doll, Jr. Reflections On Teacher Experience And Pedagogic Competence / Max Von Manen -- Afterword: Gleanings And Possibilities / Edmund C. Short. Edited By Edmund C. Short. All Papers, Except The One By Allen T. Pearson, Were Originally Presented In Preliminary Form At A Conference Held At Pennsylvania State University, May 18-20, 1980. Bibliography: P. 181-185.