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2022

Adaptation

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Adaptation Of Instructional Strategies And Practices During A Pandemic, Lacy E. York Hughes Aug 2022

Adaptation Of Instructional Strategies And Practices During A Pandemic, Lacy E. York Hughes

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The purpose of this study was to explore the stories of identified, effective middle school teachers as they experienced changes in instructional strategies and practices as a result of an identified crisis, COVID-19. Although there has been little documentation in the literature specifically regarding adapting instructional strategies and practices as a result of crises, crisis management, change theory, mindset theory, adaptation, and teacher effectiveness characteristics became the framework through which to interpret the data.

Data collection strategies included one-on-one, semi-structured interviews with a total of eight participants, two principals and six teachers, who met specific research participation criteria. Analysis of …