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The Impact of "Writing Project" Professional Development on Teachers' Self-Efficacy as Writers and Teachers of Writing
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Locke, Terry; Whitehead, David; Dix, Stephanie – English in Australia, 2013
This paper arises from a two-year project: "Teachers as writers: Transforming professional identity and classroom practice'" and draws on self-efficacy questionnaire data collected at the beginning and end of the project and interview data from five participating high-school teachers who were also co-researchers in the project.…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Self Efficacy, Writing Teachers, Writing for Publication
New Zealand Teachers Respond to the "National Writing Project" Experience
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Locke, Terry; Whitehead, David; Dix, Stephanie; Cawkwell, Gail – Teacher Development, 2011
This article draws on early data from a two-year project (2009-11) being undertaken in the New Zealand context by the authors entitled: "Teachers as Writers: Transforming Professional Identity and Classroom Practice". Based on the National Writing Project in the USA (and in New Zealand in the 1980s) its hypothesis is that when teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Instruction, Professional Development, Writing Workshops
Using the "Documenting the American South" Digital Library in the Social Studies: A Case Study of the Experiences of Teachers in the Field
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McGlinn, Meghan – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2007
Two current themes in social studies education- the inclusion of technology and the emphasis on "doing history"--intersect with the use of Web-based or digital primary sources in the classroom. Digital libraries make these resources available to students and teachers interested in accessing rare primary documents in order to study the…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Electronic Learning, Social Studies, Case Studies