http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/browse/33824?thumbs=no&tab=authors&f_last_id= Assistant Professor of Education. Dr. Srikala Naraian completed her PhD. in Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, in 2006. Interweaving three separate theoretical strands - disability studies, narrative theory and sociocultural theories of learning - her doctoral dissertation examined the participation of students with significant disabilities within inclusive school settings, using the argument that others' narratives are critical to the formation of their identities. Her interests include interpretivist research in education, inclusive schooling practices, and sociocultural theories of learning. Assistant Professor of Education. Dr. Srikala Naraian completed her PhD. in Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, in 2006. Interweaving three separate theoretical strands - disability studies, narrative theory and sociocultural theories of learning - her doctoral dissertation examined the participation of students with significant disabilities within inclusive school settings, using the argument that others' narratives are critical to the formation of their identities. Her interests include interpretivist research in education, inclusive schooling practices, and sociocultural theories of learning. en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 21:25:40 EDT Srikala Naraian Collection http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/viewfile/30391 Traditionally, metaphor has been viewed a literary trope standing in opposition to literal forms of writing in the natural and social sciences. In recent decades, however, a multi-disciplinary field of cognitive linguistic research has developed. This research finds metaphor at the heart of both everyday and scientific thinking. Metaphor is understood to be vital to the development of useful theories within the sciences. In this paper, the authors analyze the use of the machine metaphor in recent autism research, allowing for an interrogation of that research in terms of generativity and utility. Traditionally, metaphor has been viewed a literary trope standing in opposition to literal forms of writing in the natural and social sciences. In recent decades, however, a multi-disciplinary field of cognitive linguistic research has developed. This research finds metaphor at the heart of both everyday and scientific thinking. Metaphor is understood to be vital to the development of useful theories within the sciences. In this paper, the authors analyze the use of the machine metaphor in recent autism research, allowing for an interrogation of that research in terms of generativity and utility. Srikala Naraian Srikala Naraian Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:00 -0400 Autism, Student-machine, Machine metaphor http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/viewfile/30391 http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/browse/33824?thumbs=no&tab=authors&f_last_id=