How Does a Seventh-Grade Language Arts Teacher Adjust Instructionl Practices when Introduced to a Scheduling Change, Namely Block Scheduling

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dc.contributor.authorMiller, Dale Jonathanen
dc.contributor.committeechairMagliaro, Susan G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDodi, Norman R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWildman, Terry M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGatewood, Thomas E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSellers, James L.en
dc.contributor.departmentTeaching and Learningen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:10:16Zen
dc.date.adate1999-05-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:10:16Zen
dc.date.issued1999-08-27en
dc.date.rdate2000-05-08en
dc.date.sdate1999-04-20en
dc.description.abstractThe influences of school reform on the instructional practices of a seventh-grade language arts teacher was the focus of this study. This study was conducted in three phases: an ethnographic study, a pilot study, and a case study. The ethnography focused on the restructuring committee's proceedings, yielding information relating to the origin of reform efforts. The pilot study, stemming from the ethnography study, explored the instructional practices within a block scheduling format. Finally, the case study, investigated the viewpoints of the restructuring efforts as perceived by the participants. Data sources consisted of observations, formal interviews, previous and current classroom assignments, school reports, student surveys, and field notes. The data were analyzed, noting changes in curriculum intent, instructional approaches, assessment, and classroom management. The results of this study suggest that this teachers' success occurred as a results of the school division's posture toward restructuring and the teacher's level of readiness and intense personal desire for change. The implications for this study suggest that success in reform depends greatly on the approaches used in decision making, the level of teacher preparation and ownership, and the perspectives of all individuals involved.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-042099-173008en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-042099-173008/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/27074en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.relation.haspartdissertation.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartabstract.pdfen
dc.relation.hasparttoc.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartappendices.PDFen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjecttime and learningen
dc.subjectlanguage artsen
dc.subjectschool reformen
dc.subjectblock schedulingen
dc.titleHow Does a Seventh-Grade Language Arts Teacher Adjust Instructionl Practices when Introduced to a Scheduling Change, Namely Block Schedulingen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineCurriculum and Instructionen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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