TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding influences on writing instruction
T2 - cases of two kindergarten teachers
AU - McCarthey, Sarah J.
AU - Kang, Grace
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/4/3
Y1 - 2017/4/3
N2 - The study focused on two kindergarten teachers who were observed and interviewed throughout one school year. The contrasting cases demonstrate how two teachers drew upon their experiences with teaching writing and professional development (PD) with differing outcomes for their instruction and underlying beliefs about writing. Dana, an experienced kindergarten teacher, leveraged her personal interests in writing and PD to adapt the curriculum to fit the needs of her students. In contrast, Natasha, a teacher who was teaching kindergarten for the first time, followed the curriculum and her colleague’s advice faithfully. It was not their teaching experience alone that influenced their practices, but rather their opportunities for PD and their ‘ways of knowing’ [Belenky, M. F., Clinchy, B. M., Goldberger, N. R., & Tarule, J. M. (1986). Women’s ways of knowing: The development of self, voice, and mind. New York, NY: Basic].
AB - The study focused on two kindergarten teachers who were observed and interviewed throughout one school year. The contrasting cases demonstrate how two teachers drew upon their experiences with teaching writing and professional development (PD) with differing outcomes for their instruction and underlying beliefs about writing. Dana, an experienced kindergarten teacher, leveraged her personal interests in writing and PD to adapt the curriculum to fit the needs of her students. In contrast, Natasha, a teacher who was teaching kindergarten for the first time, followed the curriculum and her colleague’s advice faithfully. It was not their teaching experience alone that influenced their practices, but rather their opportunities for PD and their ‘ways of knowing’ [Belenky, M. F., Clinchy, B. M., Goldberger, N. R., & Tarule, J. M. (1986). Women’s ways of knowing: The development of self, voice, and mind. New York, NY: Basic].
KW - Writing
KW - cases
KW - experienced
KW - novice
KW - teachers
KW - ways of knowing
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U2 - 10.1080/03004430.2016.1211126
DO - 10.1080/03004430.2016.1211126
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84982863816
SN - 0300-4430
VL - 187
SP - 398
EP - 417
JO - Early Child Development and Care
JF - Early Child Development and Care
IS - 3-4
ER -