Students as agents of change

<p>The purpose of this study was to examine how literacy instruction encouraged students to think of themselves as agents of change. Using a qualitative design, a case study examined the effect literacy instruction had on students' perceptions of themselves as agents of change. The study took place in a fifth grade inclusion classroom of twenty three students. Journal prompts and class discussions were utilized to gather data. The data collected was analyzed and categorized according to student responses. Significant findings pointed that students were willing to think of themselves as agents of change.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S. in Teaching: Collaborative Teaching

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education

Year dc:date.available

2007

Author dc:creator

• Lynch, Meghan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Browne, Susan

• Language arts (Elementary); Social change
• Elementary Education and Teaching

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/830

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1815