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Cybart-Persenaire, Alena; Literat, Ioana – Learning, Media and Technology, 2018
This study examines the impact that producing a print newspaper using cell phones had on marginalized students in a high school journalism classroom. Analysis of data from participant observation, artifact analysis and student interviews revealed that a) students negotiated cell phone use for educational purposes, despite school bans on such…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Self Concept, Telecommunications, Professional Identity
Howze, Pamela Bolton – ProQuest LLC, 2015
"American Apprenticeship as a Transformative Learning Experience: A Phenomenology" is an in-depth investigation into the phenomenon of a transformative learning experience for three American high school students who were given a traditional apprenticeship opportunity, including a community college degree, in lieu of going away to a…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Transformative Learning, Phenomenology, Community Colleges
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Harrell-Levy, Marinda K; Kerpelman, Jennifer L; Henry, Daniel – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2016
Theories imply that transformative teaching influences positive identity development, but empirical studies of this relationship are sparse. It is clear that good teaching can positively influence youth; however, it is less clear how good teachers influence positive identity outcomes in youth, and in particular Black youth. We examined the…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Social Justice, Career Exploration, Advantaged
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Bidwell, Carla R.; Stinson, David W. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2016
In this paper, the authors explore--within an eclectic theoretical framework of critical theory, critical race theory, and Whiteness studies--the life experiences of four White high school mathematics teachers who were "successful" with Black students. The data were collected through three, semi-structured interviews, conducted over a…
Descriptors: African American Students, Whites, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Student Relationship
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Scott, Mary Alice; Pyne, Kimberly B.; Means, Darris R. – High School Journal, 2015
To address the persistent failure of schooling to support underserved students, youth participatory action research (YPAR) has emerged as an alternative and critical paradigm for educational practice. YPAR re-centers authority on marginalized voices and understands research as a tool for social change. Grounded in critical pedagogy, such projects…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Action Research, Participatory Research, Educational Practices
Kim, Namsook – Online Submission, 2010
In this qualitative case study, I examined classroom interaction in an adolescent English as a second language classroom to explore the nature of effective teaching practices with emphasis on their influence on English Language Learners' language and identity development. Developmental analyses of prolonged class observations, semi-structured…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Multimedia Instruction, Qualitative Research
Howard, Charles Kelly – Online Submission, 2009
This study forms a holistic, rich description of the way a professional development experience transformed teachers of mathematics. This professional development targeted teachers from six underachieving schools in a southern state who trained for a week in inquiry techniques of instruction. The method used to study the impact this experience had…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Transformative Learning
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Kose, Brad W. – Planning and Changing, 2008
Scholars and researchers demonstrate that principals substantially influence the quality of professional learning and offer various perspectives on the principal's role in professional development (Bredeson, 2003; Bredeson & Johansson, 2000; Kose, in press; Lindstrom & Speck, 2004; Tallerico, 2005; Youngs & King, 2002). However, how…
Descriptors: Principals, Transformative Learning, Faculty Development, Secondary School Teachers