Implications of three staff development interventions in small schools

"The purpose of the study was to observe how teachers in small school districts changed behavior after being involved in one of three different staff interventions. Teachers in Group I (N = 9) received a ""one-shot"" 5-hour workshop on cooperative learning techniques. No additional contact was made with these teachers for 8 weeks. Group II (N = 7) teachers received two $2{1\over2}$-hour workshops on cooperative learning spaced 2 weeks apart. Group II teachers were arranged in a peer observation-peer support network. Group II teachers made two peer observations while the observed teacher was using cooperative learning. Group III (N = 6) teachers received two $2{1\over2}$-hour workshops on cooperative learning spaced 2 weeks apart. Group III teachers were observed twice by the trainer while they were using cooperative learning. Pre- and post-conferences were held with each teacher to discuss cooperative learning use. Interviews were conducted with all 22 teachers at the 8-week and 16-week conclusion of the study to determine length of use, type of use, level of use, and to form an innovation configuration."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• White, Russell Gene

Contributors dc:contributor

• McGreal, Thomas L.

• Education, Curriculum and Instruction

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 White, Russell Gene

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI8924966
(UMI)AAI8924966

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23385