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A Program Evaluation Of Teacher Perceptions On The Fidelity Of Implementation Of Professional Learning Communities., Elondra D. Napper
A Program Evaluation Of Teacher Perceptions On The Fidelity Of Implementation Of Professional Learning Communities., Elondra D. Napper
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Teachers' Perceptions Of Contextual Influences On Instructional Decision-Making Regarding The Use Of Educational Technology In Secondary Social Studies, Adam P. Barger
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This research study was designed to explore the potential connections between teachers’ contexts and their instruction. Specifically, I explored how teachers perceived contextual influences on technology-related instructional decisions in secondary social studies classrooms. I defined teachers’ contexts as comprised of curricular, interpersonal, and organizational or institutional factors existing on three organizational layers, described as macro, meso, and micro. Through a multiple case study design and interpretivist perspective, I studied three cases of individual social studies teachers working in the shared environment of one high school. I viewed the teachers as curricular-instructional gatekeepers (Thornton, 2005) working in a contested classroom space …