An Autoethnographic Account: A Description of Nine Young Children's Literacy Learning Experiences in a Summer Camp

Autor/in	Adams, Melinda G.
Titel	An Autoethnographic Account: A Description of Nine Young Children's Literacy Learning Experiences in a Summer Camp
Quelle	(2009), (283 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, University of South Florida
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1241-8736-5
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Education Majors; Research Assistants; Participant Observation; Tutors; Literacy; Teaching Methods; Graduate Study; Summer Programs; Data Collection; Educational Practices; Student Attitudes; Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Forschungspersonal; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Förderlehrer; Lehrender; Tutor; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Sommerkurs; Data capture; Datensammlung; Bildungspraxis; Schülerverhalten; Child; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	My research assistant and I employed participant observation to study graduate tutors and children in a literacy camp setting. Research questions were: What types of literacy instruction do nine children receive from graduate education major tutors in a community of interest summer literacy camp? How do nine children respond to literacy instruction they receive from graduate education tutors in a summer literacy camp? We collected data once a week for six weeks. We observed and took notes to determine what instruction graduate tutors offered and how children responded. I used autoethnographic methods to reflect on my former teaching practices. Ellis and Bochner (2000) say that to be an autoethnographer you must be introspective about your feelings, observant about the world, self-questioning, and vulnerable. Data consisted of observation notes, writing samples, and my introspection regarding teaching practices. I found, through constant comparison analysis, that graduate tutors provided supportive, meaningful instruction to children and as a result the children felt empowered. Based on these findings, I suggest that teachers remain mindful of the benefits of supportive student-centered pedagogy. Future endeavors may include bringing these instructional techniques into the classroom. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10