Action Research for Improving At-Risk Students' Literacy Skills: The Professional Development of Three Florida Teachers through Their Journeys Integrating Technology, Poetry and Multiculturalism for Literacy Intervention

Autor/inn/en	Bersh, Luz Carime; Benton, Pamela; Lewis, Anita; McKenzie-Parrales, Magda
Titel	Action Research for Improving At-Risk Students' Literacy Skills: The Professional Development of Three Florida Teachers through Their Journeys Integrating Technology, Poetry and Multiculturalism for Literacy Intervention
Quelle	In: i.e.: inquiry in education, 2 (2012) 2, Artikel 2 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2154-6282
Schlagwörter	Action Research; At Risk Students; Literacy; Faculty Development; Poetry; Cultural Pluralism; Intervention; Research Projects; Case Studies; Achievement Tests; Standardized Tests; State Standards; School Districts; Secondary School Teachers; Whites; African American Teachers; Hispanic Americans; Reading Improvement; Epistemology; Technology Integration; Teaching Methods; Technology Uses in Education; Academic Achievement; Florida (Tampa); Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Lyrik; Poesie; Kulturpluralismus; Forschungsvorhaben; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; School district; Schulbezirk; White; Weißer; African Americans; Teacher; Teachers; Afroamerikaner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Erkenntnistheorie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Schulleistung
Abstract	This study focuses on three case studies of three Florida teachers' action research projects focusing on improving at-risk students' literacy skills through innovative instructional technology, culturally-relevant poetry and bilingual teaching. The teachers, White, African American and Latina, describe their research journeys, the literacy teaching strategies they used and the outcomes on their students' achievement. The case studies are then analyzed focusing on the effects the action research projects had on the participating teachers. The analysis explores transformative processes in the teachers' epistemological shifts, acquisition of skills, attitudes and dispositions, as well as professional development and personal transformation. The findings indicate that action research is an important tool leading to improved classroom practice, leadership agency and a stronger commitment toward emancipatory educational action. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Center for Practitioner Research at National Louis University. 122 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603. Tel: 800-443-5522 x2277; e-mail: digitalcommons@nl.edu; Web site: https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/ie/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01