Impact of Self-Directed Group Study Projects on Social Justice Teachers' Induction-Year Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Pitre, Charisse Cowan; Curtis, Adrienne; Golash, Ian; Kuzmanich, Kristin; Wenzl, Gretchen
Titel	Impact of Self-Directed Group Study Projects on Social Justice Teachers' Induction-Year Experiences
Quelle	In: AILACTE Journal, 5 (2008), S.75-91 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1945-9009
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Program Effectiveness; Beginning Teacher Induction; Self Directed Groups; Teacher Education Curriculum; Student Projects; Sensitivity Training; Interviews; Teacher Surveys; Personal Narratives; Comparative Analysis; Secondary School Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Schulprojekt; Sensitivitätstraining; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Erlebniserzählung
Abstract	This paper presents findings of an induction year study of teachers trained in a graduate level social justice teacher education program. At the conclusion of the one-year intensive teacher preparation program, students participated in self-directed group study projects in which they identified and researched critical questions and issues related to successful teaching and learning in diverse communities and teaching for social justice. The preservice teachers worked collaboratively to investigate self-selected topics of interest such as humanity and care of students and issues of equity and differentiation. The results of the collaborative study projects offered practical suggestions for successful teaching and learning in diverse environments and were compiled on a professional resource website to support the teachers during the induction year. This paper describes the exemplary practice of self-directed inquiry projects and presents findings related to the impact of this collaborative inquiry experience on the study participants' first year of teaching. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10