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Boyd, Ashley S.; Rose, Susan G.; Darragh, Janine J. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2021
Shifting the Conversation around Teaching Sensitive Topics: Critical Colleagueship in a Teacher Discourse Community Abstract: In this book club study designed to examine practicing teachers' perspectives on a young adult book dealing with identity, mental health, sexuality, and family, researchers describe the tensions that arose in participants'…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Collegiality, Discourse Communities, Professional Development
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Boyd, Ashley S.; Glazier, Jocelyn A. – High School Journal, 2017
This qualitative study explores three years of data from an ongoing professional development program for alumni of one university's varied teacher education programs. Participants cross secondary grade levels and disciplines. Researchers examine what transpires when controversial topics are raised within this diverse teacher discourse community.…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Discourse Communities, Group Discussion, Qualitative Research