NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
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
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
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
Boone, Kerri; And Others – 1996
An action research project addressed the problem of inadequate student knowledge of writing strategies and students' negative attitudes toward the writing process. The targeted population consisted of early childhood, first grade, and third grade students in two growing, lower/middle class communities located in the western suburbs of a large…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Grade 1, Grade 3, Instructional Effectiveness