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Publication Date: 2008-Jul
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Catching Sight of Talk: Glimpses into Discourse Groups
Jewett, Pamela; Goldstein, Nancy
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v24 n5 p1232-1243 Jul 2008
This article reports on a study conducted in a graduate teacher research class with elementary and secondary classroom teachers. Wanting to create a collaborative environment in which their students could use language to support each other's learning, the instructors formed discourse groups. The article introduces a theoretical framework for discourse groups and using examples from the groups, presents a methodology for analyzing the social practices reflected in the teachers' talk. It concludes with a discussion of the nature of the discourse that supported (and in some cases did not support) the re-storying of teachers' knowledge.
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Models, Teacher Characteristics, Discourse Communities, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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