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Basgier, Christopher; Simpson, Amber – Across the Disciplines, 2020
A growing body of scholarship in writing studies has started exploring threshold concepts for writing, providing a synoptic view of the transformations students undergo as they learn about writing. However, the field has not yet undertaken a systematic investigation of threshold concepts for the teaching of writing. A distinction between threshold…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, College Faculty, Fundamental Concepts, Writing Across the Curriculum
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Mayfield-Johnson, Susan; Rachal, John R.; Butler, James, III. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2014
As change agents in the community, community health advisors (CHAs) are a viable solution to bridge the gap between health service delivery systems and the community. With many CHAs members of the underserved and minority populations they serve, change and empowerment experienced by CHAs should be documented. This phenomenological study describes…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Cancer, Change Agents, Community Health Services
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Rosiek, Jerry – Journal of Teacher Education, 2003
The practical knowledge that enables good teaching has emerged over the past decade as an area of critical interest to educational researchers. This article reports on insights gathered during a series of teacher practical knowledge research projects that took place over a 10-year period with more than 40 teacher interns and experienced teachers.…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Emotional Response, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Classification