Date of Award
6-29-2010
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education (MAE)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Elizabeth Ankeny
Second Advisor
Kathryn Swanson
Abstract
This study seeks to examine teacher perspectives on the possible impact of a writing center on writing across content areas. Four secondary level teachers from different content areas were interviewed in order to gather data, which were then transcribed and analyzed inductively from a framework of grounded theory. From the analysis of the data, six major themes emerged, including teacher perspectives on student perceptions, teachers as authorities, assignment and evaluation of writing, the writing center's role, writing as a cross-curricular practice, and collaboration. These themes provided the groundwork for implications and recommendations targeted to writing center practices at the secondary level.
Identifier
SC 11.MAE.2010.Gonzales.WM
Recommended Citation
Gonzales, Whitney M., "The Impact of a Writing Center on Cross-Curricular Writing: Teacher Perspectives" (2010). Theses and Graduate Projects. 846.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/846