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Annotated Bibliography[edit]
1.) "School reform: Too much talk, too little action" (David C Paris)
http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.bucknell.edu/docview/235137880/95034B1C2E34EDEPQ/9?accountid=9784
This is a high-quality source because it discusses the "Tinkerbell Theory" without any personal gain in return. And it is a reliable source because it is a scholarly publication. It was published by the University of Tennessee, Energy, Environment, and Resources Center. In this article, Paris gives the background on how the Tinkerbell theory got its name from Peter Pan's story. He then relates the theory to problems with education reform. And he describes circumstances when the Tinkerbell theory is most likely to occur. This source is writing from a point of view that uses the theory as a lens to observe education reform.
2.) "The Rule of Law and the Tinkerbell Effect: Theoretical Considerations, Criticisms, and Justifications for the Rule of Law" (Cameron Stewart)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MqLJ/2004/7.html
This is a high-quality source because it is independent from the subject it discusses and it comes from the Macquarie Law Journal. In this journal, Stewart claims the rule of law is much like Tinkerbell. "The rule of law is a fundamental ideological principle of modern Western democracies, and as such, we are often asked to believe in it with unquestioning acceptance, even though Western states often honour the principle in the breach". The author approaches this theory from a perspective on the law.
3.) "The Tinkerbell Effect: Motion Perception and Illusion" (Frank H. Durgin)
http://www.swarthmore.edu/Documents/academics/psychology/durgin/JoCS_Durgin2002.pdf
This is also a high-quality source because it is not associated with the theory and it is a scholarly journal. It comes from the "Journal of Consciousness Studies". "An experiment shows that this ‘Tinkerbell effect’ is a good example of a visual illusion supported by low-level stimulus information, but resulting from integration principles probably necessary for normal perception". This source takes a more scientific angle of the Tinkerbell theory and applies it to visual consciousness.
Outline[edit]
- Fix the introduction/definition of Tinkerbell effect to make it more applicable to the three different applications of the theory.
Motion Perception and Illusion[edit]
- Frank H. Durgin uses this effect to explain issues with the indirectness in motion perception.
- conscious visual experiences may be loosely influence by sense perceptions
- Brain's way of filling in the blanks, making sense of disorganized or missing sensory information
- Also way of organizing the overwhelming amount of information the brain takes in. Summarizes it, doesn't create detail
- It may make sense, but is not directly representative of reality
- act of imagination based on actual visual information
- possibility of errors
- involves act of will and shows the difficulties of simply believing one's eyes
- typically think of visual system as way of accurately receiving and interpreting true information about the world. Not as transparent as people would think.
Education Reform[edit]
- Education reform in inconsistent, varies from school to school. - schools manipulate reform efforts to suit their current system - schools often change reforms, not the other way around - change works from inside the school (students, teachers, administrators) out. - no set curriculum or teaching style that guarantees a school's successful reform. - rather there is the widely shared belief that the system works - if teachers believe that they are doing good, the kids will think that too