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A Qualitative Study Of Curriculum In A Developmental Reading At At Community College, Celina Uranga Gomez
A Qualitative Study Of Curriculum In A Developmental Reading At At Community College, Celina Uranga Gomez
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This interpretive study examined the curriculum implemented in a developmental reading course at a community college. Approaching curriculum as a three layered construct, (Cohen, 1990; Hartell, 2012; Mendez, 2010; Page, 1991; Page, 1999), I described classroom lessons to understand how the formal curriculum was translated by students and teachers. This study offered a nuanced account of developmental education with a focus on classroom practice to garner a better understanding of how a developmental reading curriculum was enacted in daily classroom life.
This study focused on questions of culture, meaning and context (Erickson, 1986); therefore, I employed a qualitative approach to …