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Peer reviewedGaran, Elaine M. – Language Arts, 1994
Presents an ethnographic study of a first-grade whole-language classroom. Focuses on the teacher's philosophical evolution and the pivotal classroom interactions that served to translate her beliefs into practice. Notes that, even for a master teacher, the temptation to retain control was formidable. (RS)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Empowerment, Ethnography, Grade 1
