Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Teacher Education"
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A NARRATIVE INQUIRY INTO TEACHING PHYSICS AS INQUIRY: AN EXAMINATION OF IN-SERVICE EXEMPLARS
(2011-05)Studies show that teachers who have experienced inquiry are more likely to practice the inquiry method in their own classrooms (McDermott, 2007; Olson, 1995; Pereira, 2005; Windschitl, 2002). This study explores changes ... -
Bridging the Gap: A Case Study Investigating One Community-University Partnership and Program in an Urban Context
(2017-12-14)Background: Historically, universities have held a civic obligation to the communities in which they exist as “infrastructures of responsibility.” A partnership was formed between the teacher education program at the ... -
CREATING AN INTEGRATED ARTS-INFUSED PROGRAM: EXPLORING ONE SCHOOL’S JOURNEY INTO ARTS-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING, STORIES GIVEN AND LIVED
(2010-12)This dissertation explores an alternative to the Technical Rationalist (Schön, 1983) approach to schooling, which has traditionally prevailed in the U.S. public schools. It examines theories of learning and creativity ... -
STORIES OF LANGUAGES AND TEACHING: FIRST YEAR BILINGUAL SPANISH/ENGLISH TEACHERS’ NARRATIVES
(2014-05)This dissertation seeks to study how three bilingual teachers make sense of their first year of teaching practice through their narratives recounts. Through the use of a combination of critical framework and narrative ...