| Title: |
Special Treatment or Responsive Instruction? Teaching Teachers in Master's-Level Coursework |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Duffield, Stacy; Hodge, Angela |
| Source: |
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Jul 2009 3(2). |
| Availability: |
Centers for Teaching & Technology at Georgia Southern University. IJ-SoTL, Georgia Southern University, Henderson Library 1301, Statesboro, GA 30460. e-mail: sotlij@georgiasouthern.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
17 |
| Publication Date: |
2009 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools |
| Descriptors: |
School Districts; United States History; Social Studies; History Instruction; Teacher Motivation; Faculty Development; Teacher Education; Graduate Study; Semi Structured Interviews; Middle School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Higher Education |
| ISSN: |
1931-4744 |
| Abstract: |
In 2004, an upper Midwestern school district received a grant to administer content-specific professional development to teachers of American history. A series of nine master's level, degree-eligible courses were developed and administered by the local university's history department. At the conclusion of the grant activities in spring of 2008, the teacher-participants were invited to be interviewed. The purpose of the interviews was to determine teacher motivation for taking the course and each teacher's overall impression of the effectiveness of the professors and course content. Additional data were gathered including demographic data such as years of experience and level of education for each of the history teachers and interviews with the history professors. One unique theme that emerged from the data was the expectation of specialized treatment. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
22 |
| Entry Date: |
2017 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1136666 |
| Database: |
ERIC |