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Writing Teachers’ Preparation, Perceptions And Support: Qualitative Case Study, Rori Martello

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study investigated teachers’ perceptions of their own writing abilities and processes, the adequacy of their pre-service teacher preparation, and the efficacy of in-service, school system and school building-level support, and how each of these components affected the educator’s aptitude to teach students in grade six through eight how to write effectively. The embedded multiple case study design examined one parochial school system located in suburban New York with middle school teachers as the different cases. A qualitative survey was the research method applied. Subsequently, individual interviews were conducted to acquire more specific information from teachers with different educational …