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Unlocking the Opportunities and Challenges of a Writing Workshop Framework: Building the Composing Foundation for Early Emergent Writers
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Elsa L. Galindo – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This qualitative narrative inquiry study examined the challenges and opportunities in a writing workshop framework and teachers' perceptions of their role in addressing the inequities of writing instruction in the early grades. The narrative inquiry study examined the contextualized phenomena within writing instruction in early childhood…
Descriptors: Writing Workshops, Writing (Composition), Writing Teachers, Teacher Role
Supporting Teacher-Writers Engagement with Troublesome Knowledge: Evidence of Transfer in Writing across the Curriculum Professional Development
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Kerri Bright Flinchbaugh – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Writing Across the Curriculum has typically been discussed in terms of curricular or pedagogical transformation. While it helped to transform teaching from lecture-centered classrooms into more student-centered pedagogies, less is known about how those transformations happen and what impact those transformations have on teachers. More recently,…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Teachers, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes
College Faculty Members' Perception of Students' Writing Abilities
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Bellamy, Deborah – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The college open door policy initiated in the 1960s made access to higher education available for more students in the United States. People who were once excluded from enrolling in college now have an opportunity to earn a college degree. Some first-time students, significantly underprepared in writing, have been required to enroll in…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Writing Teachers, Writing Attitudes
Writing Focused Professional Development for Content-Area Teachers: The Effects of Writing Instruction on Content-Area Student Achievement
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Whatley, Amanda Edwards – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of writing on the content areas when coupled with ongoing professional development and support for content-area teachers. Research shows that writing is an essential skill for success in and beyond the school setting. Research further indicates that writing plays an important role in student…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Writing Instruction, Writing Achievement, Faculty Development
Writing Attitudes and Practices of Content Area Teachers after Participating in the Central Utah Writing Project Summer Institute
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Anson, Joseph P. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study of four case studies looks at how secondary math, music, science, and social studies teachers' attitudes and classroom practices were affected by their participation in the Central Utah Writing Project (CUWP) summer institute. Participant interviews, observations, and artifacts were analyzed by looking at themes for effective…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Faculty Development, Active Learning, Prior Learning
A Study of the Impact of Professional Development on Teacher Attitude toward Writing and Implementation of Writing Strategies
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Johnson, Robin D. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study investigated the impact of the New Jersey Writing Project in Texas (NJWPT) three-week professional development in writing instruction on teachers' attitudes toward writing and the teaching of writing. In addition, the research explored the impact of teacher attitude on the classroom implementation of writing strategies. Therefore, the…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Strategies, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes
Literacy Stories: Reading and Writing Attitudes and Behaviors of Preservice Teachers in Education
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Gutensohn, Linda S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This exploratory mixed methods design research report will investigate whether or not participating in literacy activities that are based on best practice will have a positive impact on the attitudes and behaviors of preservice teachers toward reading and writing for both professional practice and pleasure. In an effort to closely examine the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Role Models, Writing Attitudes, Research Methodology